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Even after court order, Tennessee officials say some first-time voters can't cast absentee ballot

nashville.gov

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials say they plan to enforce a requirement that first-time voters who register by mail cast their ballots in person.

 

That's despite a judge’s ruling in early June that all eligible voters can cast absentee ballots during the coronavirus pandemic, but doesn't directly address the first-time voters restriction.

 

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law sought to block that law in a mid-June federal court filing, saying it’s unclear if the state judge’s order allows that group to vote by mail.

 

The state responded that it and county officials acted as though the first-time voting requirement “would apply as usual in the upcoming elections.”

 

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