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.

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

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

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 ...