Federal judge blocks Tennessee from criminalizing voter registration drives
By
Lisa Needham -
September 12, 2019
Tennessee tried to criminalize voter registration, but Judge Aleta Trauger wasn't having it.
Tennessee's attempt to criminalize voter registration drives underwent a significant setback on Monday, when a federal judge ruled that lawsuits against the state can proceed.
Several activist groups, including the NAACP and the League of Women Voters, filed lawsuits earlier this year over Tennessee's law that let the state charge voter registration groups with Class A misdemeanors in certain circumstances.
Groups can be criminally charged if they register 100 or more voters but fail to complete state-mandated training. They can also be criminally charged if they register voters but don't mail registration forms within 10 days of conducting the voter registration drive. Finally, groups can also be dinged with a misdemeanor if they pay workers based on quotas of how many voters they register.
Tennesee has a voter registration rate that is among the worst in the county. According to the Pew Charitable Trusts, only about 78% of eligible Tennesseeans register to vote. Voter participation is even worse: The state often ranks dead last in voter turnout. The judge's opinion noted that the rate of voter registration and election participation is even lower in low-income communities and minority communities.
https://shareblue.com/tennessee-voter-registration-naacp-league-of-women-voters-federal-ruling/
And then when the state appeals and goes to the Roberts Court ........................he will vote to f**k voters over yet again............Roberts is truly an a**hole when it comes to voting.....................
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