TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Liz Slagle Todaro on Mar 3, 2022

Legislation to place residency requirements on Tennessee candidates in congressional primaries advanced yesterday with a House amendment to delay the requirements until after the November election, Knox News reports. The amendment would require eligible candidates to live in the state and district for at least three years prior to the election, but it would not apply to incumbents or new members elected before Nov. 9, 2022. A companion bill in the Senate received near-unanimous, bipartisan support on Monday and would take immediate effect if signed into law. The Senate version likely would disqualify at least one candidate from the Republican primary in the 5th Congressional District. Candidates seeking to run for Congress in the Aug. 4 primaries must qualify by April 7.