Bill To Cut Back On Out-of-State Campaign Funding, Killed in Committee

A Bill To Limit The Amount Of Out-Of-State Campaign Funding That State And Federal Level Candidates In Tennessee Can Accept Was Shot Down By The House Elections And Campaign Finance Subcommittee Yesterday Afternoon.

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Bill That Limits Out-Of-State Funding For TN Candidates Heading To House And Senate Committees

A Bill That Greatly Reduces Out-Of-State Funding For Tennessee Candidates Is Heading To Committees In Both The House And Senate Next Week.

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Jefferson County Commission Calls on General Assembly to Give School Districts the Option of Elected School Superintendents

Jefferson County Commission Approved A Resolution Calling On The Tennessee General Assembly To Enact Legislation That Would Provide Local School Districts, Cities, Or Counties, The Option Of Electing Their School Superintendents.

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TN Residency Requirement For Congressional Primaries Heads To Lee’s Desk

A Bill That Would Require A Candidate To Live In Tennessee For Three Years In Order To Run In A Republican Or Democrat Primary Election For Congress Is Headed To Gov. Bill Lee’s Desk.

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Bill To Establish Verifiable Paper Trail For TN Ballots Fails In House Subcommittee (Update 3/24/22)

A Bill Aimed At Reestablishing Trust In Tennessee Elections Was Debated In The House Elections And Campaign Finance Subcommittee On March 16th And Failed In A 7-0 Vote Due To Concerns About Perceived Implementation Costs.

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TN House Passes Congressional Residency Requirement Differing From Senate Version

The Tennessee House Passed A Conflicting Version Of A Congressional Residency Requirement Bill, Setting Up A Potential Debate In Conference Committee With The Senate On When The Requirement Would Go Into Effect And Whether It Will Affect Primary Or General Elections.

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Bill To Block Congressional Newcomers Passes House But Raises Confusion

After HB2764 Was Substituted And Conformed To SB2616 On The House Floor Yesterday Evening, Some Confusion Arose Over When The Bill Would Take Effect. Several Representatives Questioned Representative Dave Wright, The Bill’s Sponsor, On Whether The Bill Would Affect The Upcoming Elections This Year.

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Bill To Block Congressional Newcomers Passes House Committee; Raises Constitutional Concerns

An Amended Tennessee Bill That Originally Would Have Stymied The Campaigns Of District 5 Republican Candidates Robby Starbuck And Morgan Ortagus, Has Been Passed Out Of The House Local Government Committee And Now Heads To The House Floor For A Vote.

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Bill To Lock Out Congressional Newcomers Faces Amendments In House

Sen. Frank Niceley’s Effort To Avoid An “Invasion” Of “Carpetbagger Republicans” In The 2022 Congressional Races Could Hit A Stumbling Block In The House.

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Bill To Allow Only Bonafide Candidates To Run Passed By Senate And Heads To House (Update)

The Tennessee Senate overwhelmingly voted on a bill to only allow “bonafide Republicans” to run for U.S. Congressional seats.

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