Tennessee Advaces Bill That Could Make It Harder To Register New Voters

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Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill through the state House that would fine community groups that submit incomplete voter registration applications, opponents have decnouced as voter suppression

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Protesters speak out against the Republican backed bill, it would discriminate against minority voters.

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" it clear intended to have a chilling effect on voting efforts across Tennessee,"

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John Ray Clemmons , a democratic state representative, said of the bill.

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Tens of thousands of new black and latino voters were registered in 2018 midterm election , but they were disqualified by state election officials for what critics say were frivolous reasons.

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registration must have security and integrity of election,

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Alliance, a Tennessee based non-profit that advocates for African American to get involved in the civic process

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why it's hard to vote in Tennessee

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imposed strict photo identification requirements, cut back on early voting periods , or imposed other restriction

in 2018 alone , at least a half dozen States enacted new restrictions

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The role of the bill

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The bill would apply to people or organisations who condcut registration drives , seek to collect 100 or more voter registration forms and pay individuals to collect the forms

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it would not apply to individuals or organisations who collect forms using only unpaid volunteers

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how much for 100 files or more "deficient" voter ?

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starting at 150$ in each country where viloation occurred

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how much thr fines of any person or group that filed more than 500 faulty applications ?

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could be fined up to 10,000$