Tennessee voting machines are not and should not be connected to the internet.
He will keep Tennessee voting machines disconnected from the internet.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Tennessee Firefly reported complete Tennessee Secretary of State-sourced results for the August 6, 2026 Republican governor primary: Marsha Blackburn won with 43.6%, while John Rose finished second with 32.9%.
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The 2024 Tennessee Code provides that no precinct-based optical scanners used in a Tennessee election shall have any capability, enabled or disabled, for wireless communication of any sort.
Assessments
Rose did not win the August 6, 2026 Tennessee Republican gubernatorial primary, so he has no governor term in which to execute this state election-administration promise. Tennessee already had a statutory no-wireless rule for precinct-based optical scanners, but the evidence does not show Rose created, sponsored, or materially advanced that protection. With no office win and no shown delivery contribution, this should not be credited as fulfilled.