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TN Early Voting Underway; Voters Face Lengthy Ballots (News Clips)

This article was originally published in Public News Service. 

The Volunteer State ranks poorly in the U.S. for its overall lack of voter participation. Over the last decade, critics say the poor turnout is partly a result of regular purges of the voter rolls, new registration requirements, and the state's restrictive voting laws that create unnecessary barriers. Ballots are already being cast for the upcoming August 4 primary - and Debby Gould, president of the League of Women Voters of Tennessee, said so far, the early voting turnout is low.

League Of Women Voters Registers Nearly 1,200 Area High School Students (News Clips)

The League of Women Voters of Chattanooga announces they have registered nearly 1,200 new voters across Hamilton County high schools in recent months. The total comes as the deadline to register to vote is today for the May 3 primary election.

Washington Post: Judge blocks Tennessee law restricting voter registration drives (News Clips)

In a suit brought by LWV of Tennessee and partners, a federal judge blocked a new Tennessee law that sought to restrict paid voter registration drives.

Washington Post: How a large-scale effort to register black voters led to a crackdown in Tennessee (News Clips)

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.

LWV and Democracy Groups Challenge New Tennessee Law That Undermines Voter Registration (Press Release)

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.

The 2016 Presidential Election WAS Rigged (Press Release)

Voter Suppression Can Impact Outcomes

What’s Happening in the States? A Voters’ Rights Legislative Round-up (Blog)

Action on voting rights in 2016 looks very similar to last year. On the whole, states are passing less restrictive election laws, and even better, more and more states are reforming their election process to help voters.

95 Years Ago: A Final Step Towards the 19th Amendment and Women’s Right to Vote (Blog)

In 1920, a single vote in the Tennessee legislature guaranteed that the 19th Amendment, securing women the right to vote would, at last, become law.

Voting Issues on Election Day Point to Need for Decreasing Barriers and Reforming the Election System (Blog)

I worked with the Election Protection Hotline to help voters rectify the issues they faced when attempting to vote. This experience showed how far we have to go to have fair elections.

Voters in Many States Will Need to Show ID this Year – Get the Info You Need (Blog)

Now is the time to start thinking about how and when you’ll vote. In addition to getting ready to vote as you have in years past, voters in many states may also need to show voter identification in order to cast a ballot.