Tennessee
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Information & Analysis
October, 2010
Commentary
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News Wire
Election law news from across the country concerning Tennessee
April, 2013
- TN Report: Voter ID bill passes (4/09/13)
- College IDs cut from voter identification bill (4/05/13)
March, 2013
- Voter ID bill delayed but Memphis library photo IDs rejected (3/08/13)
- TN bill would allow college IDs for voting (3/05/13)
February, 2013
- Justices hear voter ID case (2/07/13)
January, 2013
November, 2012
- State Supreme Court to hear voter I.D. case (11/02/12)
- Tennessee Supreme Court allows library card ID for voters for now (11/01/12)
October, 2012
- Memphis pushes back over library ID voting policy (10/30/12)
- Court upholds Tennessee voter ID law (10/26/12)
- Appeals judge to hear Voter ID challenge today (10/18/12)
- Memphis seeks to take voter ID appeal to Tennessee Supreme Court (10/04/12)
September, 2012
- Judge rejects challenge to Voter ID law (9/27/12)
- Special Saturday Hours Announced To Issue Voter Photo IDs (9/06/12)
August, 2012
July, 2012
- City Voter ID Suit Alleges Voter Turned Away Twice (7/30/12)
- Library Cards at Root of Voter ID Challenge (7/13/12)
May, 2012
March, 2012
February, 2012
January, 2012
- Senate Judiciary approves redistrict (1/11/12)
- Election panel sues and challenges state recall law (1/06/12)
November, 2011
June, 2011
- Group Claims Tennesseans Favor Ditching Presidential System (6/03/11)
- Haslam Signs Voter ID Bill (6/02/11)
May, 2011
April, 2011
- GOP moves to repeal TN paper ballot law (4/25/11)
- Lawmakers to revisit sample ballot change (4/19/11)
March, 2011
February, 2011
- Voter photo ID bill delayed (2/28/11)
- Voter photo I.D. bill doesn't solve any problems (2/16/11)
September, 2010
August, 2010
- Democrats ask court to void Shelby County August election (8/26/10)
- State Senator Pushing For Voter Photo ID Law (8/18/10)
- Tennessee Computer Glitch Prevents Thousands From Voting (8/06/10)
July, 2010
- Voters purged if ballots weren't cast in last two federal elections (7/28/10)
- Early Voting In Tennessee Off To A Fast Start (7/23/10)
May, 2010
- TN senators pass voter registration measure, but some fear a deterrent effect (5/12/10)
- Davidson County delays primary for 2 weeks (5/05/10)
February, 2010
- Voter Registration Would Require Affirmation (2/16/10)
- Voter ID Bill Gets Watered Down (2/09/10)
- Election commission recommends prosecution of felon voters (2/06/10)
January, 2010
October, 2009
- Common Cause sues over voting machine delay (10/01/09)
- Common Cause sues Tennessee over paper ballot law (10/01/09)
September, 2009
July, 2009
- Voting machines to be certified for August 27 special election (7/29/09)
- Supreme Court may hear election queries in October (7/29/09)
- Arguments continue over voting machines for next year's elections (7/25/09)
- Five Knox County sites picked for early voting project (7/09/09)
- Hargett Calls Voter Confidence Act a 'Catch-22,' Seeks Delay (7/07/09)
- Shelby review finds that 37 apparently voted illegally in 2008 (7/07/09)
- Law Requires Paper Ballots In Tennessee (7/02/09)
June, 2009
- Election office lawsuits piling up (6/23/09)
- Senate Vote Leaves Mandate for New Voting Machines in 2010 (6/18/09)
- Bill to delay new paper ballot rules fails (6/18/09)
May, 2009
- Some voting precincts may be cut (5/19/09)
- Voter ID / voter citizenship / e-mail absentee bills stall (5/12/09)
April, 2009
- House Democrats stop bill that would infringe on voting rights of elderly and disabled (4/27/09)
- Bill requiring photo IDs for voters appears dead (4/22/09)
- Tennessee: Bill requiring citizenship proof to vote fails (4/15/09)
- Tennessee Senate approves voter-ID bill; House version awaits review (4/13/09)
- Voter registration would require citizenship proof (4/08/09)
March, 2009
- Bill would require photo ID to vote in Tenn. (3/31/09)
- Low turnout means costly election votes (3/17/09)
February, 2009
- Bill Would Require Party Affiliation In Primaries (2/12/09)
- Lawmakers Want To Revisit Paper Ballots (2/05/09)
December, 2008
- English-only election allowed to proceed (12/04/08)
November, 2008
- Lawsuit filed to prevent English-only election (11/20/08)
- Voters’ Rights Group Predicted Poll Problems (11/05/08)
October, 2008
- Voters confused about presidential vote on TN county's machines (10/26/08)
- Georgia, Tenn. cope with early voting glitches (10/24/08)
- Early voting glitches in 2 counties in Ga., Tenn. (10/24/08)
- Republican HQ's Vandalized, Workers Threatened (10/21/08)
- Lawsuit over representative's address dismissed (10/09/08)
September, 2008
- Judge dismisses Tenn. felon voting lawsuit (9/23/08)
- Lawsuit Claims State Rep. Larry Miller Does Not Live in His District (9/15/08)
- No speedy appeal for English-first ballot attempt (9/10/08)
- Change in law allows voting 45 days out (9/04/08)
- Op-Ed: Right to vote too important to trust electronic voting machines (9/03/08)
- Editorial: Few things more important than registering to vote, then going to polls (9/02/08)
August, 2008
- Clerk says she was unaware of election law change (8/21/08)
- Letter to the Editor: Problems with elections here need correcting (8/18/08)
- Two election losers challenge crossover voting (8/14/08)
- Davis hires law firm, says outsiders may have influenced election (8/12/08)
- Tennessee primary remains in limbo (8/08/08)
- Few cast ballots in early voting (8/05/08)
- Editorial: Ruling by judge should put a end to groundless election contest (8/04/08)
- Tenn. early voting turnout 25 percent higher than 2004 (8/04/08)
- Appeals court sides with Gatlinburg in election contest (8/01/08)
- Apathy Typical in Early Voting (8/01/08)
July, 2008
- Early voting numbers down (7/31/08)
- Early Voting Totals Disappoint (7/30/08)
- Collierville early voting site move politically correct (7/23/08)
- Paper ballots make comeback in East TN (7/18/08)
- Charter changes on ballot may confuse voters, leaders say (7/18/08)
Litigation
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Commentary
Silence of the Lambs
Dale A. Oesterle
With the election of 2012 now well over and past the second inauguration of the incumbent President, the historical analysis of the events has begun and will last as long as written human history lasts. An interesting tidbit may already be lost to the majesty of the moment.
The voters of three very different states, Alaska, New Hampshire, and Ohio, all had an opportunity to call state constitutional conventions. In each state the voters turned the opportunity down by very similar votes, 68%, 64% and 68% respectively against.
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