An Act to Amend TN HB0933 to Alert 17 Year Olds of Voting Eligibility and Registration Instructions

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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