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LWV Of Hendersonville/Sumner County

Community Leaders

Shelley Ames, President
Nancy Lawson, Co-President
Melissa Barnett, Co-President
Sharonne Lincoln, Vice President
Shelley Ames, Vice President
Linda Ballenger, Membership Chair

League ID

TN001

Stories from Around the State

LWV of Tennessee and partners filed a federal lawsuit challenging portions of Tennessee’s congressional and state senate redistricting plans that went into effect in early 2022 as intentionally discriminatory against Black voters and other voters of color.

 

LWV's legislative & policy coordinator shares her experience as a voting rights advocate in Tennessee.

The League of Women of Voters of Tennessee issued the following statement after the Tennessee State Legislature voted to expel two general assembly members. 

This story was originally published in Public News Service.

In Tennessee, almost a half-million people will not be able to vote in any upcoming election because of a past felony conviction, and a new survey found counties are not making the issue easy to remedy.

The League of Women Voters of Tennessee conducted a survey with the county officials responsible for implementing the mandated process of restoring voting rights for these individuals.

NASHVILLE — The League of Women Voters of Nashville issued the following joint statement with the League of Women Voters of Tennessee and the League of Women Voters of the United States in response to the mass shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville.