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TN HB0943

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

3/11/2025

Primary Sponsor

Bo Mitchell

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Origin

House of Representatives

114th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires candidates' names on ballots to exactly match their voter registration records, prohibiting nicknames, abbreviations, or spelling variations

  • Amends nominating petition forms to instruct candidates to print their name "as it appears on voter registration record"

  • Directs the coordinator of elections to provide guidelines and examples to help candidates comply with the name-matching requirement

  • Takes effect immediately upon becoming law

Legislative Description

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to nominating petitions.

Election Laws

Last Action

Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

3/11/2025

Committee Referrals

Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee3/5/2025
State & Local Government2/6/2025

Full Bill Text

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