Bill would allow business owners to vote where they own business
Sen. Becky Duncan Massey, R-Knoxville (seen in file photo), has sponsored a bill where business owners would be able to vote in elections where the business property is located, even if the owner doesn’t live in the same place as the business. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey file)
Business owners would be able to vote in elections where the business property is located, even if the owner doesn’t live in the same place as the business, under a bill being considered by the Tennessee General Assembly.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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