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
Last year, an army of paid workers with stacks of voter registration forms fanned out in Memphis, Nashville and other parts of Tennessee to persuade African Americans to vote. In response, the legislature passed a law imposing civil penalties on groups that employ paid canvassers if they submit incomplete or inaccurate voter registration forms.
News Clips
LWV of Tennessee filed a federal lawsuit today challenging a new Tennessee law that imposes substantial penalties on groups that foster political participation via voter registration efforts.
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