RHB/8/20
Sponsored by Sydney Meigs, Ava Chesney of West High School
This legislation was filed in the Education category
Presented as part of the YIG Volunteer 2024 conference
1 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE TENNESSEE YMCA YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT |
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3 | Section 1: Terms in this act shall be defined as follows: |
4 | Voting Registration: the process by which an eligible individual registers on an electoral roll |
5 | Eligible Voter: Must meet the eligibility requirements as determined by each state. In Tennessee, |
6 | one must reside in Tennessee, be a US Citizen, 18 years or older on the election date, and not be |
7 | disqualified under the law |
8 | Youth Voter Turnout: the participation rate of 18 and 19 year olds in a given election |
9 | Voter Apathy: a lack of interest among the eligible voters to participate in elections |
10 | HB0933: A House Bill to amend Tennessee Code, Title 2 and Title 49, relative to voter education. |
11 | Requires schools to inform high school seniors that upon reaching the |
12 | age of eighteen the student may be eligible to vote and shall provide information |
13 | from the secretary of state about voter eligibility and how to register to vote, including the |
14 | date and time of the supplemental voter registration conducted at the student's high |
15 | school pursuant to subsection. Passed on April 19, 2023. |
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17 | Section 2: This law will be amended to inform high school juniors of their voting eligibility and |
18 | provide them with the proper resources to register to vote during the calendar year they will turn |
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21 | Section 3: The amended bill will require an in person assembly taught by a faculty member, |
22 | preferably a civics teacher, that will go over how to register to vote. This will take place during the |
23 | second semester of 11th grade at the school’s convenience. |
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25 | Section 4: Students will also be provided with the option for a makeup date by meeting with the |
26 | faculty member who conducts the assembly. |
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28 | Section 5: The amended bill will herby state: Each high school shall inform high school juniors |
29 | during the second semester of information from the secretary of state about voter eligibility and |
30 | how to register to vote, including the date and time of the supplemental voter registration |
31 | conducted at the student's high school through an in-person assembly taught by a faculty |
32 | member. |
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34 | Section 6: This bill will have no fiscal impact on the state of Tennessee |
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36 | Section 7: All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this are hereby repealed |
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38 | Section 8: This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. |
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