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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.
" it clear intended to have a chilling effect on voting efforts across Tennessee,"
John Ray Clemmons , a democratic state representative, said of the bill.
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.
registration must have security and integrity of election,
Alliance, a Tennessee based non-profit that advocates for African American to get involved in the civic process
why it's hard to vote in Tennessee
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
The role of the bill
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
it would not apply to individuals or organisations who collect forms using only unpaid volunteers
how much for 100 files or more "deficient" voter ?
starting at 150$ in each country where viloation occurred
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