A Nashville judge has restored the voting rights of four people in Davidson County, dissenting from a contentious state requirement.
Tennessee primary election results
Tennessee’s congressional delegation is in the spotlight, with primary contests for one U.S. Senate seat and all nine of the state’s positions in the U.S. House.
What to expect in Tennessee’s state primaries
Candidates for federal and state legislative posts will compete for their parties’ nominations in primaries in Tennessee.
Advocacy groups slam Tennessee’s voter verification letters
Advocacy groups are pointing people to legal guidance after they received letters from the Tennessee Secretary of State urging them to verify their residency or remove themselves from voter logs.
Anger ripples after Tennessee election officials ask naturalized citizens to prove status before voting
The Tennessee Secretary of State’s office is trying to convince registered voters who are immigrants to show proof of their residency. A letter went out to more than 14,000 voters letting them know that voting illegally is a crime.
Tennessee election officials asking more than 14,000 voters to prove citizenship
The letters warn that it is illegal in Tennessee for noncitizens to vote. Voting rights advocates began raising the alarm after photos of the letter started circulating on social media.
Sumner County residents criminally charged over voter registrations and casting ballots
Eleven residents of Sumner County have been charged with illegally registering to vote and illegally voting. Authorities say those charged were ineligible to vote due to felony convictions.
Tennessee bill to untangle gun and voting rights restoration is killed for the year
Tennessee lawmakers have killed a bipartisan bill for the year that would have let residents convicted of felonies apply to vote again without also restoring their gun rights.
Tennessee bill untangling gun and voting rights restoration advances, but faces uncertain odds
Tennessee is advancing a bipartisan bill to allow people convicted of felonies to apply to vote again without getting gun rights restored. The bipartisan effort to untangle the two rights has cleared early hurdles but several remain.
Ask the Mayor and Votes For Women
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