Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 29, Part 2.

This bill enables a person who has been disqualified from exercising the right to vote to apply for restoration of voting rights if making payments in accordance with a payment plan, as discussed below. <br /> <br /> Under present law, a felon deprived of the right to vote by the judgment of any state or federal court is eligible to apply for a voter registration card and have the right of suffrage restored. However, the person is not eligible to apply for a voter registration card and have the right of suffrage restored, unless the person:<br /> <br /> (1) Has paid all restitution to the victim or victims of the offense ordered by the court as part of the sentence;<br /> (2) Has paid all court costs assessed against the person at the conclusion of the person's trial, except where the court has made a finding at an evidentiary hearing that the applicant is indigent at the time of application; and<br /> (3) Is current in all child support obligations.<br /> <br /> Under this bill, a person owing obligations described above may still have voting rights restored if the person:<br /> <br /> (1) Is making installment payments in accordance with a court-authorized payment plan on restitution to the victim or victims of the offense;<br /> (2) Is making payments in accordance with a court-approved payment plan on assessed court costs; and<br /> (3) Is making payments in accordance with a plan for payment of overdue child support obligations, or is paying through an income assignment.<br /> <br />