HB0387112th GA (Historical)Introduced

Amends TCA Title 2.

This bill requires the Davidson County election commission to collaborate with the metro council, the secretary of state, and the county sheriff to:<br /> <br /> (1) Establish one or more satellite voting locations at detention facilities within the county where eligible voters are confined or detained; and<br /> <br /> (2) Register eligible voters detained at such facilities.<br /> <br /> This bill authorizes the Davidson County election commission to set the hours and days when voting at a satellite voting location may be conducted, and to approve the presence of poll watchers at such locations.<br /> <br /> Only a resident of Davidson County who is in custody at a county jail would be eligible to vote at a satellite voting location established under this bill. <br /> <br /> This bill requires jails in Davidson County to:<br /> <br /> (1) Provide a voter registration application to a person in custody at the jail who requests an application and who is determined to be eligible to vote; and<br /> <br /> (2) Make available current resource materials, maintained by the county election commission and secretary of state, containing detailed information regarding the voting rights of a person with a criminal conviction in print.<br /> <br /> The bill's provisions expire on December 31, 2022.<br />

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Overview

This bill requires the Davidson County election commission to collaborate with the metro council, the secretary of state, and the county sheriff to:<br /> <br /> (1) Establish one or more satellite voting locations at detention facilities within the county where eligible voters are confined or detained; and<br /> <br /> (2) Register eligible voters detained at such facilities.<br /> <br /> This bill authorizes the Davidson County election commission to set the hours and days when voting at a satellite voting location may be conducted, and to approve the presence of poll watchers at such locations.<br /> <br /> Only a resident of Davidson County who is in custody at a county jail would be eligible to vote at a satellite voting location established under this bill. <br /> <br /> This bill requires jails in Davidson County to:<br /> <br /> (1) Provide a voter registration application to a person in custody at the jail who requests an application and who is determined to be eligible to vote; and<br /> <br /> (2) Make available current resource materials, maintained by the county election commission and secretary of state, containing detailed information regarding the voting rights of a person with a criminal conviction in print.<br /> <br /> The bill's provisions expire on December 31, 2022.<br />

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Details
Session

112th General Assembly

Introduced

January 22, 2021

Subjects
15452495

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