I vote. I need what changed and who decides what.
What changed for you
Your congressional district
Davidson County is now split across Districts 4, 6, and 7. Check yours before you assume.
Look up my district →Your yellow voter card
If a yellow card arrived, your district information changed. If one didn't, confirm anyway.
SourceTennessee 2022 congressional redistricting map (Public Chapter 597)· verified July 13, 2026
Who decides this where you live?
Pick something you care about.
City · levies the tax
Metro Council Member
One of 40 people who write Nashville's local laws and pass the Metro budget.
City · proposes the budget
Metropolitan Mayor
The chief executive of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.
SourceWho Controls This? · Metro Charter & Tennessee Code Annotated· verified July 13, 2026
Meet the roles
Each one with what it cannot do.
Metro Council Member
One of 40 people who write Nashville's local laws and pass the Metro budget.
Cannot: Cannot pass a law alone — it takes a majority of the 40-member Council.
School Board Member
Oversees the public school system. Selects and evaluates the director of schools and approves the school system budget.
Cannot: Does NOT control all school funding. The county commission (or Metro Council) sets the total.
Sheriff
The county's chief law enforcement officer. In Davidson County the core, exclusive duty is running the jail.
Cannot: Does not report to the county mayor. Separately elected, accountable directly to voters.
Register of Deeds
The county's custodian of legal documents — deeds, mortgages and liens on property.
Cannot: Cannot decide property disputes — that is a court.
Tennessee State Representative
One of 99 people who write Tennessee's laws. Every seat, every two years.
Cannot: Cannot pass a law alone. One of 99, plus the Senate, plus the Governor.
Criminal Court Clerk
Keeps and manages the official records of the criminal courts in Davidson County.
Cannot: Does NOT decide cases. The clerk keeps the record; the judge decides.
SourceOffices · Tennessee Code Annotated & Metro Charter· verified July 13, 2026
Your dates for the November 3, 2026 General
Registration closes
Oct 5 · Register online at GoVoteTN until 11:59 pm.
Early voting opens
Oct 14 · Any early-voting site in your county.
Absentee request due
Oct 24 · Your request must reach the county election commission.
Election Day
Nov 3 · Polls open 7am–7pm. Bring photo ID.
SourceTennessee Secretary of State 2026 election calendar· verified July 13, 2026
Find your polling place
Your polling place is set by your county election commission.
Look it up on GoVoteTN
Tennessee 2026
Nashville, your congressional district changed.
Davidson County is now split among Congressional Districts 4, 6, and 7. Confirm your district with your county election commission before you vote.
If Guide the Vote ever disagrees with your county election commission, they are right and we are wrong. Go with them.
Start with your life
Pick something that touches your day. We will show you which office actually decides it.
Who controls this?
Authority is usually shared. We show it as shared — primary, shared, and merely influencing — because flattening it is how a voter ends up holding the wrong office accountable.
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Voice the Ballot is a nonpartisan live music and civic engagement series that meets people where they are — through music, culture, and community. No rallies. No party politics. No telling people who to vote for. Guide the Vote is the civic education partner, providing trusted, nonpartisan tools to understand your district, the offices on your ballot, and what each one actually does.
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Work at the polls
Davidson County needs poll workers for November. You can do it at 16 — before you are old enough to vote.
Sign up →SourceDavidson County Election Commission· verified July 13, 2026
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