AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections.

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Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary ON MARCH 26, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1619, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, require reimbursements to county election commissions for primary elections be processed in the same manner as expenses for the presidential preference primary, for years in which the general assembly has appropriated funds for the purpose of providing such reimbursements. Present law requires all expenses incurred by a county election commission or its members in connection with the presidential preference primary to be paid out of the state treasury upon the certification of the chair and secretary of the county election commission to the secretary of state. PRIVATE FUNDING Present law prohibits the state election commission, secretary of state, coordinator of elections, county election commission, or administrator of elections from accepting or expending any grant, gift, or funding from private persons, corporations, organizations, or political parties for conducting an election unless the expenditure is approved by the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives. This amendment eliminates the authorization to accept or expend such grants, gifts, or funding, regardless of approval by the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives. VOTER REGISTRATIONS Present law requires an administrator of elections to file the original permanent registration card for a registered voter alphabetically in the master file of all registered voters in the county. This amendment authorizes such registration cards to be filed alphabetically or by date in the order the registration card was received. If an administrator of elections determines that a voting registrant is not entitled to be registered, then present law requires the ad

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Progress

1. IntroducedJan 14, 2026
2. Sent to committeeMar 9, 2026