TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Sep 10, 2020

Federal Judge Eli Richardson yesterday issued a preliminary injunction temporarily suspending state law that prevents first-time voters from casting absentee ballots unless they show identification at an election office beforehand, the Daily Memphian reports. Under Richardson’s order, any Tennessee voter registered to vote by mail, even first time-voters, may do so if they meet the state’s eligibility requirements. Plaintiffs in the suit say the order will allow tens of thousands of first-time voters, including college students away from home, to vote absentee. Richardson’s order requires the change to be made without delay for the Nov. 3 general election and orders it to be promoted prominently on the Secretary of State’s website.