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Tennessee eases up on its unique child support rule for restoring voting rights after a felony
The law lets people show 1 year of child support compliance and removes a court-cost payment requirement, officials said.
- A new Tennessee law eases two financial hurdles for people with felony sentences who want their voting rights restored, including allowing them to prove compliance with child support orders for the past year.
- The law also unties the payment of all court costs from voting rights restoration, marking the biggest rollback of restrictions in decades according to advocates.
- Most Republicans voted for the change and Democrats supported it unanimously, with the law taking effect immediately upon the Republican governor's signature.
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Tennessee eases up on its unique child support rule for restoring voting rights after a felony
A new Tennessee law has eased up on two longstanding financial hurdles for people with felony sentences who want their voting rights back.
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