Press Releases

2024

Advocacy Organizations Demand an End to Discriminatory Voter List Maintenance Program

Tennessee Voters, LWVTN Refile Challenge to State’s “Bona Fide” Primary Voting Law

2023

LWVTN, Tennessee Voters File Federal Lawsuit Challenging State "Bona Fide" Primary Voting Law (November 29, 2023)

Free Speech Is Essential to Our Democracy (September 6, 2023)

Restoring voting rights has become more difficult, costly (September 5, 2023)

People who have completed felony sentences are still locked out of voting in Tennessee (March 22, 2023)

Civil Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit to Block Racially Discriminatory Tennessee Redistricting (August 9, 2023)


2022

Tennesseans deserve fair and consistent districts (January 18, 2022)


2021

The League of Women Voters of Tennessee (LWVTN) Calls on the General Assembly and
Gov. Lee to Take Bold Steps Necessary to Adequately Fund Public Education
in All 95 Counties of Tennessee (March 15, 2021)


2020

LWV of Tennessee urges removal of Forrest bust from Capitol (July 7, 2020)

Repeal of law is a victory for voters (April 6, 2020)

LWVTN Final Comments on TennCare Amendment 42 (January 2, 2020)


2019

LWV of Tennessee celebrates delay of possible voter registration restrictions (November 8, 2019)

LWVTN Comments on TennCare Amendment 42 (October 2019)

Harmful Voter Registration Law Blocked in LWV of Tennessee Case (September 12, 2019)

LWV and Democracy Groups Challenge New Tennessee Law That Undermines Voter Registration (May 9, 2019)

League disappointed in passage of Voter Registration bill (April 25, 2019)

League strongly opposes SB971/ HB1079 proposed legislation that seeks to impose civil and criminal penalties on voter registration drives (April 2019)


2017

League supports citizen's right to use cellphone to copy records  (October 2017)

National Voter Registration Day (September 2017)

League supports Secretary Hargett's decision to deny voter records (July 2017)