Federal Panel Hears Case on Tennessee Felony Voter Restoration Rights

Nearly 10 percent of Tennesseans can't vote, including one in five Black residents.


At the Hermitage Library large groups of people lined up to vote on the last day of early voting.
So far over 21,000 voted in this area already

Photographs by John Partipilo Photography ©2024

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