The votes of six formerly incarcerated Tennesseans will be counted in the 2024 election, despite a state election policy that disqualifies them from voting. The decision from Tennessee’s coordinator of elections comes as the state continues to oppose restoring the voting rights of Tennesseans with certain felony convictions.
Tennessee’s motion to stop formerly incarcerated Tennesseans from voting fails a second time. The state isn’t giving up.
A Nashville judge has maintained that disenfranchised Tennesseans can restore their voting rights, counter to a state election rule.
Disenfranchised Tennesseans can vote in this election, Nashville judge rules
Monday’s ruling has opened the door for disenfranchised Tennesseans to cast a ballot, but the final decision still rests in the state election commission’s hands.
‘We want people to hear our voices’: Election Day inside a Nashville jail
Election Day is one week away for the majority of Nashvillians. But for people incarcerated in Davidson County’s jails, in-person voting happens one week earlier, on Tuesday, Oct. 29.
A Nashville judge restored her voting rights. Then the state stepped in.
A Nashville judge will soon decide if a group of disenfranchised voters can cast a ballot in this election. The order could pave the way for more people to restore their voting rights.
Tennessee elections aren’t competitive. That’s not the only reason voter turnout is so low.
Tennessee is in the bottom five states when it comes to voter turnout. A new report finds that state policy makes voting harder for communities of color and disabled voters.
Nashville judge rules against a controversial Tennessee voting restriction
A Nashville judge has restored the voting rights of four people in Davidson County, dissenting from a contentious state requirement.
Tennessee won’t purge voter rolls of people who disregard a letter asking them to prove citizenship
Tennessee elections officials say any state registered voters among the thousands recently asked to prove their citizenship can stay on the voting rolls even if they don’t respond to the request.
‘This is a ploy:’ Tennessee rule requires former felons to have gun rights restored before voting rights
The Secretary of State’s Office in Tennessee says formerly incarcerated felons must get their gun rights restored before their voting rights. This is due to an update in the state’s voter restoration process, and the rule is causing a split between Republicans and Democrats in the House.
Tennessee inflicts a strict voter re-registration process on formerly incarcerated people. A trial will determine if it’s constitutional.
Across America around 4.6 million formerly incarcerated people are barred from voting. And in Tennessee, a recent state Supreme Court ruling makes it harder for anyone with a conviction on their record — either in or out of state — to get their voting rights reinstated.
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