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The Rutherford County Election Commission has confirmed the deadline to file paperwork to run for State Senate has been extended. Evidently, the change came after a push from Democrats in Tennessee. According to a release from the Tennessee Democratic Party, new Tennessee State Senate maps were not fully accepted by all parties. The Tennessee Democratic Party said in an email, “We have said from the very beginning that the Republican drawn maps in Tennessee weren't just gerrymander .