TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Mar 22, 2022

A state Senate Committee was today set to take up a bill that would create a polling place pilot program in Davidson County jails to ultimately provide eligible inmates with easier access to vote, NewsChannel 5 reports. The measure, Senate Bill 1957/ House Bill 2101, would allow only eligible inmates who are residents of Davidson County to vote at a satellite voting location. The jail would be required to provide voter registration applications to inmates who request them and are found eligible to vote and also to make available resources with information on the voting rights of those with criminal convictions. The program is estimated to cost $110,000 over two years. That money would come from the county and would cover pay for poll workers and equipment. The program would run until Dec. 31, 2023.