If you're a convicted felon in Tennessee and you want to vote again after paying your debts to society, you have to persuade a judge to first restore your gun rights.

Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson pushes a bill to enshrine primary voting while advocacy group Tennessee Stands argues caucuses better protect party interests.

State lawmakers concluded their business on April 22 in a successful first session of the 114th General Assembly.

The Tennessee General Assembly passed legislation that would sync up school board elections with county commission elections.

Tennessee residents will vote on a constitutional amendment to remove the right to bail for serious crimes in 2026.

Legislation calling for state intervention Memphis-Shelby County Schools stalled, but lawmakers aren’t giving up, and the district faces a forensic audit.

Tennessee lawmakers are urged to pass legislation protecting voter power in elections. Concerns are raised about party elites potentially influencing election outcomes, citing a Williamson County ...

Tennessee law removes gun rights after felony ... and then turn the paperwork in to election officials. A separate process that reinstates voting rights — getting a court to expunge a criminal ...