TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 2, 2020

Seven statewide civil rights and civil liberties organizations are urging Gov. Bill Lee to publicly state that (1) voter intimidation is a crime; (2) post-election intimidation and violence will not be tolerated; and (3) the state will hold accountable anyone who harasses, coerces, intimidates or inflicts violence on individuals at polling places. The groups, including the ACLU, NAACP, Tennessee Equality Project and Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition, argue that democracy only works when everyone agrees that the right to vote is sacred and the outcome of free, fair elections must be respected. They conclude by asking Lee to assure citizens that the government will do what it can to protect the voting process as well as Tennesseans’ safety during and after the election. Read more from the ACLU.