2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0943: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to nominating petitions.
Legislative Summary
As introduced, requires a candidate's name on a nominating petition to match the candidate's name as it appears on the candidate's voter registration record; prohibits the use of nicknames, abbreviations, and variations in spelling of candidates' names on ballots. - Amends TCA Title 2.
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Bill History
2/4/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
3/11/2025
1
Yea
4
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Status Information
Current Status
Failed(3/11/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Bo Mitchell
Democrat