Elections & Voting
Committee nixes voting by mail for newly registered Tennesseans who are disabled, elderly or in the military
Conservatives on the House Local Committee killed a measure that would allow Tennesseans who qualify to vote by mail to do so immediately after receiving a voter registration card. There are 14 qualifications in Tennessee for a voter to be eligible for absentee voting by mail, such as: voter is over 60 years old; voter…
Read MoreBill to expand absentee vote by mail rights clears committee
A proposal to expand Tennessee’s limited absentee vote by mail program was approved by a House committee. House Bill 965, sponsored by Rep. Harold Love, D-Nashville, District 54, would allow Tennesseans who are qualified to vote absentee by mail to do so immediately. The measure would require absentee voters to submit an acceptable photo ID…
Read MoreCrawford: ‘I don’t see how we’d be bettering the quality of candidates’
Measure to authorize child care as a candidate campaign expense fails in House subcommittee A measure to make it easier for Tennesseans with young children to run for public office died Wednesday, March 13 in a House subcommittee. House Bill 0007, sponsored by Rep. Jason Powell, D-Nashville, District 53, would have authorized a candidate to…
Read MoreExpanded voting by mail killed by GOP House subcommittee
Republican lawmakers shot down an effort to allow every Tennessee voter to vote by mail. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. John Ray Clemmons, D-Nashville, District 55, would have expanded Tennessee’s absentee voter rules, which currently limit voting by mail to 14 separate and somewhat random qualifications. The Republican-controlled subcommittee would not even allow the bill…
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