Opinion: Voter suppression efforts still on the minds of state GOP lawmakers
Stephanie and Frank Chalona leave the early voting location at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church after waiting in line for nearly an hour and a half on Oct. 14, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is professor emeritus of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis and political commentator for WATN-TV ABC24 News. Contact him at o.sanford@memphis.edu. Follow him on Twitter @otissanford.
Among the misguided proposals presented at the Tennessee Legislature, none would have as much negative impact on the majority of Tennesseans as the bill introduced last week to abolish early voting in the state.
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