Op-ed round up: ThinkTN in The Guardian, Essence
ThinkTennessee data was used in two recent nationally-published op-eds written by Tenneessee lawmakers. Rep. London Lamar cites ThinkTennessee data on funding for election investments in a new [...]
Research Cited in “Will more absentee ballots in Tennessee mean more voter fraud?” (WMC5 Action News)
Voting During the Pandemic: Temporarily Expanding Absentee Voting Will Protect Tennessee Voters issue brief cited by WMC5 Action News (June 4, 2020) Read the full story here.
Research Cited in “Judge to decide on excuse-free mail voting in Tennessee amid coronavirus fears” (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Voting During the Pandemic: Temporarily Expanding Absentee Voting Will Protect Tennessee Voters issue brief cited by the Chattanooga Times Free Press (June 4, 2020) Read the full story here.
Statement on Senate State and Local Government Committee’s Failure to Temporarily Expand Absentee Voting
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 4, 2020) – The Senate State and Local Government Committee, in today’s afternoon session, rejected a bill that would have temporarily expanded absentee voting for the [...]
House Rejects Amendment to Expand Absentee Voting
June 3, 2020 Representatives in the House rejected an amendment to temporarily expand absentee voting after brief floor debate. Representative Lamar (D-Memphis) introduced an amendment to a [...]
Senate State & Local Committee Hears Election Bills
June 2, 2020 The Senate State and Local Government Committee discussed two election bills during what was likely their last hearing of the year. It voted down a bill to expand absentee voting [...]
