If you're a convicted felon in Tennessee and you want to vote again after paying your debts to society, you have to persuade a judge to first restore your gun rights.

Tennessee residents will vote on a constitutional amendment to remove the right to bail for serious crimes in 2026.

State lawmakers concluded their business on April 22 in a successful first session of the 114th General Assembly.

Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson pushes a bill to enshrine primary voting while advocacy group Tennessee Stands argues caucuses better protect party interests.

The Tennessee General Assembly passed legislation that would sync up school board elections with county commission elections.

Tennessee lawmakers are urged to pass legislation protecting voter power in elections. Concerns are raised about party elites potentially influencing election outcomes, citing a Williamson County ...

Tennessee law removes gun rights after felony ... and then turn the paperwork in to election officials. A separate process that reinstates voting rights — getting a court to expunge a criminal ...

Tennessee Ties Gun Rights to Restoring Voting ... linked under an interpretation of a 2023 court ruling by Tennessee election officials. The new bill would treat each of these “full citizenship ...