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The 113th General Assembly convened yesterday at noon to begin a new two-year legislative session. The body will be in an administrative session, conducting swearing-in ceremonies for members and [...]

The 2022 midterm elections have come and gone, with some state races and control of Congress still undecided. As we wait to hear the final election results from across the country, below is a [...]

Public engagement and transparency in the redistricting process can empower voters and potentially improve our state’s low levels of civic engagement. In this last redistricting cycle, Tennessee [...]

This legislative session, ThinkTennessee monitored nearly 90 bills related to strengthening democracy and supporting working families. Our 112th Legislative Session Summary highlights a few of [...]

Tennessee’s 2022 legislative session is well under way, and we’re keeping a close eye on the proposed bills involving our state’s election process. What voting and election legislation have we [...]

Tennessee’s 2021-2022 redistricting process is nearing its end. Legislative bills containing new congressional and state Senate and House districts have passed both chambers and await the [...]

Tennessee’s redistricting process officially kicked off this fall. Both the House and the Senate formed redistricting committees, and each has now held its first meeting. This summer, [...]

The General Assembly likely has heard all the election bills they plan to hear this session. Although some proposed legislation still awaits a final vote, at this point in the legislative cycle [...]

If you compare voter registration and turnout rates in Tennessee with a list of elected officials, you’ll discover an interesting contradiction: Women here are more likely than men to vote – but [...]

Last November’s election saw record-breaking voter turnout in Tennessee, with more than three million Tennesseans casting a ballot despite the global health crisis. Tennessee voters sent our [...]