TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 18, 2020

The ACLU of Tennessee and Dechert LLP filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to make absentee voting available to all eligible Tennessee voters during the COVID-19 pandemic. The group says the state should allow any eligible voter to cast an absentee ballot in the statewide election on Aug. 6 and the general election on Nov. 3. Current law requires voters to provide an approved reason for requesting an absentee ballot. Practicing social distancing and/or self-quarantining are not valid reasons. The case was brought on behalf of several Tennesseans whose health would be at risk if forced to vote in person while COVID-19 is spreading, the group said. Read more in a release.