Tennessee HB1745 amends voting rights laws to clarify and restore suffrage for those convicted of infamous crimes.
Tennessee HB1745 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and Title 40, to clarify and restore voting rights for individuals convicted of infamous crimes. The bill specifies that a U.S. citizen who is a resident of Tennessee and is 18 years or older is a qualified voter unless disqualified under the law or currently imprisoned, on probation, or on parole for an infamous crime. It also details conditions under which voting rights can be restored, such as through pardons or the expiration of sentences.
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