TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Feb 18, 2021

More than two dozen bills aimed at changing voting laws have been filed by Tennessee legislators, the Daily Memphian reports. Among the proposals, filed by both Democrats and Republicans, are bills that would eliminate early voting, require fingerprint checks, allow absentee voting by mail for anyone who requests it and eliminate partisan primaries in local elections. SB1510 from Sen. Janice Bowling, R-Tullahoma, would abolish early voting and bar the use of voting machines, instead using watermarked paper ballots. HB0597 from Rep. John Ray Clemmons, D-Nashville, and Rep. Heidi Campbell, D-Nashville, would allow absentee mail-in voting for any reason and permit college ID cards to be used as valid identification. The Daily Memphian has a full rundown and links to each bill.