Sen. Dickerson Ignores Effort to Expand On-Site Voting for Senior Citizens, Disabled

A measure to expand on-site voting access to elderly and disabled Tennesseans living in certain institutional homes failed Feb. 26 in a Senate committee. Senate Bill 0192, sponsored by Sen. Katrina Robinson, D-Memphis, District 33, would have expanded a popular voting program that facilitates on-site voting at licensed nursing homes to include “institutions designated for…

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GOP kills DMV automatic voter registration bill

The House Subcommittee on Elections & Campaign Finance rejected a measure that would create an automatic voter registration option when qualified citizens apply for a drivers license or photo identification. Sponsored by Rep. Bo Mitchell, D-Nashville, District 50, House Bill 1210 was straightforward; citizens applying for driver license or photo identification card in Tennessee would…

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