TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 2, 2024

After having a previous effort dismissed, a group of plaintiffs has filed a new lawsuit challenging a state law requiring signs be displayed at polling places informing voters it is illegal to vote in a political party’s primary “without being a bona fide member of or affiliated with that political party, or to declare allegiance to that party without the intent to affiliate with that party.” The group argues the law is intended to confuse and intimidate would-be primary voters. Supporters of the law say the signs are designed to stop crossover voting. A similar case was dismissed in March when the judge said the plaintiffs were unable to prove the law would actually suppress voters. The new lawsuit has added plaintiffs who allege they were affected by the law in the March 5 presidential primary, the Nashville Banner reports.