TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 28, 2024

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is threatening to sue the state of Tennessee over letters sent to 14,000 registered voters this month questioning their citizenship. In a letter sent to state officials, the group alleges violations of federal voter registration laws, including sending the letters too close to the Aug. 1 election, singling out likely new citizens, and likely engaging in voter intimidation. Several local and federal organizations that support voting rights and immigration, including the League of Women Voters, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition and the Equity Alliance, joined the ACLU in sending the letter, which demands the state stop any effort to remove registered voters ahead of the August election, the Nashville Banner reports. Read more in a press release from the groups.