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April 3, 2026
Tennessee eases child support requirement for voting rights restoration
- The Tennessee Legislature passed a law allowing felons to restore voting rights by proving compliance with child support for just the past year, rather than full payment of arrears.
- The law also removes the requirement to pay all court costs for voting rights restoration, a significant change advocated for by voting rights groups.
- Approximately 184,000 individuals in Tennessee could benefit from this law, which is seen as a major rollback of voting restrictions in decades.
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- Tennessee eases child support rule for voting rights after felonyApr 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM · AP
- Tennessee eases up on its unique child support rule for restoring voting rights after a felonyApr 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM · ABC News