There are 7 article(s) tagged voting rights:

• April 2022

  • DA dismisses voting case against Pamela Moses

    In January, Moses was sentenced to six years in prison for illegally registering to vote in 2019. 

    By Julia Baker April 22, 2022

• March 2022

  • U of M law professors file brief in voting rights restoration case

    Only nine states in the nation require former felons to pay off fines, fees or court costs before being allowed to vote again. Tennessee is one of them.

    By Yolanda Jones March 02, 2022

• February 2022

  • Judge orders new trial for local activist

    A judge Friday ordered a new trial for activist Pamela Moses after she was convicted for illegally attempting to register to vote. A new trial date has not been set. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 25, 2022

  • Watch: Taylor and Turner differ on post-pandemic return to voting laws

    Election Commission Chairman Brent Taylor and Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner spoke on this week’s “Behind The Headlines.”

    By Bill Dries February 22, 2022

• October 2021

  • Hagerty and Blackburn again reject moving voting rights bill in Senate

    Tennessee’s two Republican senators voted against the procedural motion this week that would have brought a Democratic voting rights bill to the Senate floor for a vote.

    By Bill Dries October 21, 2021

  • Tami Sawyer arrested during D.C. rally

    Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer was among 25 activists arrested Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 19, during a No More Excuses rally in front of the White House.

    By Julia Baker October 19, 2021

• August 2021

  • City’s representatives in D.C. differ in reaction to Afghanistan attacks

    Some say the attacks demonstrate the problems in the rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops and a lack of planning.

    By Bill Dries August 26, 2021