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TN HB2304

Bill

Status

Failed

3/10/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jody Barrett

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Origin

House of Representatives

114th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Early voting satellite locations must serve no more than 4 precincts each and be evenly distributed throughout the county for accessibility

  • Satellite locations must use secure, serialized, watermarked, hand-marked paper ballots with separate check-in processes by precinct

  • Ballots must be segregated by precinct and cannot be co-mingled; optical scanners or secure ballot boxes must be returned to the county election commission office until election day tabulation begins

  • Satellite location voting ends with the early voting period; on election day, voters must vote only in their precinct of residence

  • Deletes existing Tennessee Code Title 2, Chapter 3, Part 3, and directs the coordinator of elections to promulgate rules implementing the new requirements

Legislative Description

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

Election Laws

Last Action

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

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee2/25/2026
State & Local Government2/5/2026

Full Bill Text

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