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The Tennessee Conservative Staff –
Tennessee lawmakers are considering several pieces of legislation that would bring changes to elections laws in the state.
The following bills regarding election proceedings have been filed in the 113th General Assembly for consideration in their 2024 session so far:
Senate Bill 1705 (SB1705) / House Bill 1798 (HB1798) – filed by Senator Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald-District 28) and Representative Tim Rudd (R-Murfreesboro – District 34).
This bill gives the county election commission the authority to notify individuals who file a petition for recall, referendum, or initiative of any deficiencies in the petitions that must be corrected before certification and final approval.
Senate Bill 1706 (SB1706) / House Bill 1799 (HB1799) – filed by Senator Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald-District 28) and Representative Tim Rudd (R-Murfreesboro-District 34).
This bill requires that any person or group (corporation, organization, partnership, or political party) that wants to provide training to county election commissions regarding how elections are administered must be approved by the secretary of state in advance.
Senate Bill 1707 (SB1707) / House Bill 1792 (HB1792) – filed by Senator Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald-District 28) and Representative Tim Rudd (R-Murfreesboro-District 34).
This legislation would require that voters request an absentee ballot 14 days before an election instead of the current deadline of 7 days before an election.
Senate Bill 1723 (SB1723) / House Bill 1794 (HB1794) – filed by Senator Adam Lowe (R-Calhoun-District 1) and Representative Tim Rudd (R-Murfreesboro-District 34).
This bill enacts the “Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act.” The Act provides guidelines for the selection of electors as well as the process by which electors will cast their votes for president and vice-president.
Senate Bill 1732 (SB1732) / House Bill 1800 (HB1800) – filed by Senator Page Walley (R-Savannah-District 26) and Representative Tim Rudd (R-Murfreesboro-District 34).
This legislation changes the deadline for filing a nominating petition for election candidates as delegates to the national convention of a particular political party to the first Thursday in April instead of the second Thursday in December.
6 Responses
To special markings on non-citizens driving licenses I say Amen. But his remarks about role call votes taking too much time, and the mixed facets within a bill, I say that I know horse road apples when I see them and those stink. The Tennessee Senate has role call votes in committee meetings–are their bills less complex than those in the TN House? I think nor, but if they are, then that’s another thing the rules committee should have fixed.
The change we really need is hand-counting.
I agree. They are not dealing with our real concerns with election integrity. Get rid of the machines and do paper ballots, hand counted.
In person voting with ID. No non citizens. Much restricted mail in ballots, if you can walk and are not serving this country overseas then in person. I vote per person. Must be registered in county voting in.
Still no closed primaries.
*Mail in ballots must have registered watermark, that changes for every election cycle, with a matching serial number on a stub retained by the voter.
Deadline to request mail in ballot is 30 days prior to primary or election day.
Only Ballots mailed seven business days prior to primary/election day shall be counted.
*ABOLISH “drop boxes”.
*In person voting w.ID.
*Early voting for no more than 2 weeks. To be closed seven business days prior to primary or election day.
* Voting machines to print paper record with serial
number and permanent ink of every individual voter who also receives a stub with a matching serial number.
*Personally I’d like to abolish all mail in ballots, alas that would not pass any court in the country.