There are 10 article(s) tagged voting rights:

• May 2026

  • State Democrats wore white to Thursday’s vote. Here’s why.

    The 30 state Democrats all wore white Thursday in a silent protest supporting voting rights.

    By Jody Callahan May 07, 2026

• March 2026

  • Memphis lawmakers pass effort to restore voting rights for some Tennesseans

    The Tennessee General Assembly passed a bill this week reforming two long-standing financial barriers that have blocked formerly incarcerated people from having their voting rights restored.

    By Noah McLane March 13, 2026

• April 2025

  • Voting-rights bill passes Tennessee Senate committee

    SB0336, sponsored by state Sen. Raumesh Akbari, D-Memphis, would remove the requirements for persons convicted of certain felonies to have fully paid all court costs associated with their crime to be eligible to vote.

    By Benjamin Smith April 01, 2025

• April 2022

  • DA dismisses voting case against Pamela Moses

    In January, Moses was sentenced to six years in prison for illegally registering to vote in 2019. 

    By Julia Baker April 22, 2022

• March 2022

  • U of M law professors file brief in voting rights restoration case

    Only nine states in the nation require former felons to pay off fines, fees or court costs before being allowed to vote again. Tennessee is one of them.

    By Yolanda Jones March 02, 2022

• February 2022

  • Judge orders new trial for local activist

    A judge Friday ordered a new trial for activist Pamela Moses after she was convicted for illegally attempting to register to vote. A new trial date has not been set. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 25, 2022

  • Watch: Taylor and Turner differ on post-pandemic return to voting laws

    Election Commission Chairman Brent Taylor and Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner spoke on this week’s “Behind The Headlines.”

    By Bill Dries February 22, 2022

• October 2021

  • Hagerty and Blackburn again reject moving voting rights bill in Senate

    Tennessee’s two Republican senators voted against the procedural motion this week that would have brought a Democratic voting rights bill to the Senate floor for a vote.

    By Bill Dries October 21, 2021

  • Tami Sawyer arrested during D.C. rally

    Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer was among 25 activists arrested Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 19, during a No More Excuses rally in front of the White House.

    By Julia Baker October 19, 2021

• August 2021

  • City’s representatives in D.C. differ in reaction to Afghanistan attacks

    Some say the attacks demonstrate the problems in the rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops and a lack of planning.

    By Bill Dries August 26, 2021