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House Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee - February 9, 2022 - House Hearing Room 2
A
A
Thank
you.
Well,
let's
see,
first
up,
first
of
all,
is
there
any
introductions,
announcements
from
members
seeing
none?
We
can
proceed
on
the
bills
today
we
have
one
bill.
So
let's
begin
hb
1869
by
representative
lamar.
A
I
have
a
motion
and
a
second
on
the
bill.
Please
see
there
are
no
amendments,
I
believe
so.
Please
explain
your
bill.
D
Good
afternoon
committee,
it
is
great
to
be
here
presenting
my
first
bill
of
the
session,
this
particular
piece
of
legislation.
D
It's
a
people
issue
and
a
constitutional
issue
of
when
we
guarantee
every
person
in
this
nation
over
the
age
of
18
the
right
to
vote
and
engage
in
that
process
as
a
fair
and
equitable,
and
so
with
that
being
said,
this
particular
piece
of
legislation
which
I've
definitely
worked
on
throughout
the
years
with
you
all
would
require
our
three
largest
colleges
and
universities,
each
in
our
three
grand
division,
each
one
in
one
of
the
three
grand
divisions
to
require
only
three
days
of
early
voting,
and
why
is
this
important
one?
D
Our
governor
already
set
the
tone
that
civics
is
important
in
our
state,
especially
in
our
education
system.
We
want
to
inherit,
have
a
chance
for
our
students
to
enhan
inherent
their
civic
duty
by
engaging
in
a
democratic
process
and
so
for
most
students,
their
first
chance
to
engage
in
fulfilling
their
civic
duty
is
when
they're
18
years
old
and
many
students
in
our
state
when
they
turn
18
years
old.
D
They
are
in
college,
and
if
we're
going
to
champion
patriotism,
we
must
ensure
that
the
students
have
the
opportunity
to
use
their
voice
in
a
democratic
way.
The
first
chance
they
get
because,
if
they're
not
engaged
in
the
civic
process
from
the
very
beginning,
they're
more
likely
not
to
gauge
in
it
at
all
throughout
the
duration
of
their
lifetime,
and
we
want
to
enable
opportunities
to
ensure
that
21
of
the
eligible
voters
in
this
state
between
the
ages
who
are
between
the
ages
of
18
to
27,
are
eligible
to
vote
on
campus.
D
We
must
allow
them
to
do
that
by
placing
early
voting
opportunities
on
campus,
so
my
bill
would
require
the
university
of
memphis
mtsu
and
the
university
of
tennessee
to
offer
early
voting
on
campus.
Just
for
three
days,
we
started
off
at
five.
We
heard
about
the
issues
with
the
football
games.
We
amended
it
to
three,
which
could
be
due
during
any
time
during
the
week.
They
can
choose
what
three
days
they
want
to
offer.
D
Early
voting
on
campus
and
the
great
thing
about
it
is
utk
is
already
doing
it,
and
so
university
of
memphis
sits
in
my
district
right
now
and
they
are
a
fan
of
this
initiative,
and
so
chairman
rudd,
I
know
mtsu
sits
in
your
district
and
this
as
a
chair
of
elections.
I
would
love
for
us
to.
You
know
champion
something
that's
going
to
allow
the
students,
regardless
of
what
their
political
affiliation
is
to
be
able
to
engage
in
the
civic
engagement
process
by
simply
having
three
days
to
vote
on
campus.
D
A
I
well,
I
don't
have
any
currently,
but
I
do
say
one
thing:
you've
cut
it
to
three
days,
but
fiscal
review
is
wrong.
There
is
a
cost
because
they
have
to
pay
staff
to
be
there
and
operate
the
the
precinct
while
they're
there
or
shut
down
another
precinct
and
move
it
which
would
not
cost
other
than
the
moving
of
the
equipment.
A
A
A
County,
I
know
that
last
year
the
mtsu
president
and
the
election
commissioner
rodford
were
opposed
to
having
a
permanent
precinct
there.
A
But
any
representative
host
call.
E
A
They
would,
if
representative
moore,.
D
You
are
welcome
to
chime
in
the
show
the
the
local
election
commissioner,
that
county
will
be
responsible
for
putting
the
equipment
there,
but
all
election
commissions
in
the
state
have
the
equipment
they
won't
have
to
buy
extra
equipment.
To
do
this,
that's
why
the
cost
is
not
significant.
C
C
Any
local
costs,
as
representative
lamar
has
stated,
will
be
borne
by
the
local
election
commission
and
paying
of
staff
to
go
over
there.
So
we
know
at
least
it
won't
cost
the
state
anything
and
the
benefit
may
be
much
greater,
as
representatives
stated,
because
we
can
see
how
the
students
on
the
campus
will
be,
maybe
more
inclined
to
go
out
and
engage
in
voting
because
they
may
not
have
the
transportation
to
be
able
to
go
to
the
voting
precinct
where
they
are
assigned
to
vote.
C
I
know
that
we
oftentimes
want
to
get
non-profit
organizations
to
engage
in
transporting
students,
but
it's
possible
that
in
this
heightened
awareness
that
we
have
of
not
having
too
many
non-profits
engaged
in
supporting
election
activities,
this
may
minimize
also
non-profits
going
past
what
we
want
them
to
do,
and
so
this
may
be
a
great
fix
for
a
lot
of
things.
We
have.
We
put
the
voting
precinct
on
the
campus
for
a
few
days,
allow
the
students
to
gather
over
there
and
to
go
and
vote
and
to
go
back
to
their
classes.
C
I
know
when
I
was
a
student
at
tennessee
state.
We
were
blessed
that
the
voting
precinct
was
at
hadley
park,
which
was
literally
just
a
walk
down
from
the
campus.
I
dare
say
if
we
had
not
had
that
as
a
voting
precinct,
we
may
have
had
more
difficulty
getting
students
engaged
in
the
process.
Years
later.
They
even
moved
it
closer
to
the
campus
by
having
it
at
friendship,
baptist
church
for
early
voting.
C
So
I
certainly
supported
legislation
and
if
it's
possible,
maybe
you
can
reach
out
to
the
presidents
of
these
various
institutions
and
have
a
conversation
with
them
and
see
if
they
may
be
amenable
to
a
three-day
or
one-day
event
where
the
students
know.
This
is
your
one
day
to
come
on
down
and
vote,
and
then
it
goes
back
to
the
normal,
whatever
the
other
early
voting
site
was
going
to
be.
So.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
thank
you
again,
representative
for
bringing
this
piece
of
legislation.
D
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
thank
you
representative
love
for
those
comments,
and
I
completely
agree
what
I'm
going
to
do
is
I'm
going
to
roll
this
one
week.
I
am
going
to
get
a
letter
from
the
university
of
tennessee
who
is
already
doing
this
in
the
baker
center
is
very
supportive
of
this
bill.
I
will
get
a
letter
from
the
university
of
memphis,
which
is
in
my
district.
Who
will
be
supportive
of
my
efforts.
D
A
Now
we
we
still
have
people
that
requested
to
speak.
You
still
want
to
be
on
the
record
of
speaking.
All
right.
Next
up
is
representative
holtzclaw.
I.
E
Reckon
the
other
issue
or
thing
that
you've
got
to
figure
out.
These
students
are
not
necessarily,
you
know,
come
from
different
states.
You
know
for
register
there,
how's
all
that
handled
and
keeping
them.
The
only
vote
once
and
those
kind
of
issues
is
how
you
track
it
and
do
all
those
kind
of
things
and
then
the
other
thing
is,
is
what
about
east
tennessee
state
university?
E
D
If
you
could
help
me
have
a
conversation
with
etsu,
I
would
love
to
bring
them
on
board
to
do
this.
I
think
that
would
be
great
and
have
the
the
students
in
johnson
city
take
part
in
this.
That
would
be
awesome,
so
the
more
the
merrier
I
mean
you
know
when
I
originally
started
pushing
this
bill.
My
first
year
here
in
the
legislature,
I
wanted
to
do
all
public
colleges
and
universities.
D
They
want
to
vote,
they
want
to
be
able
to
do
that
easily
and
what
we
do
know
is
young
people
experience
these
difficulties,
such
as
transportation,
a
lack
of
information
and
other
issues
that
help
make
it
burdensome
to
participate
in
the
voting
process.
I
do
want
to
also
make
sure
I
include
to
further
answer
your
question.
If
this
only
applies
to
the
november
elections,
the
summer
elections
are
in
the
summer
they're
not
in
school
and
the
presidential
primaries,
which
in
tennessee
happens
in
march
every
four
years.
D
The
only
time
this
has
to
happen
is
in
november
state
and
federal
general
elections.
So
it's
not
even
the
a
partisan
election
per
se,
where
you're
participating
in
a
primary,
it's
the
general
elections
or
the
presidential
primaries
and
presidential
years,
because
those
take
place
during
when
students
are
school
in
school.
D
Also,
most
colleges
and
universities
and
student
clubs
online
foster
voter
registration
as
well.
So
if
a
student
does
move
to
tennessee,
they
can
change
their
voter
registration
to
tennessee,
where
they
currently
live,
and
because
voter
registration
happens
30
days
before
the
november
election.
That
means
they
have
up
until
october
to
register
to
vote
the
top
of
october.
So
that
means
from
august
to
the
top
of
october
there's
a
whole
two
months.
They
have
to
register
to
vote.
D
I
know
specifically,
I
attended
a
voter
registration,
a
campus
event
with
the
chairman
and
the
secretary
of
state
a
year
or
two
ago,
and
so
I've
seen
it
at
the
university
of
memphis
utk.
Does
it
really
really
well
in
other
colleges
and
universities,
so
the
burden
of
out-of-state
students
when
they
move
here
they
are?
B
Thank
you,
chairman
representative
lamar,
you
know
you
and
I
discussed
this
briefly.
I
I
appreciate
the
intent
of
what
you're
trying
to
do
and
you
know
coming
from
a
rather
large
college
town.
D
C
D
A
I
would,
I
would
say,
advise
advise
when
you
reach
out
to
the
election
commission
and
the
presidents
of
the
university
to
advise
them
what's
entailed
in
this,
because
that's
what
turned
mtsu
they
have
to
provide
a
secure,
isolated
space.
A
E
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Before
we
vote
I
just
need
some
clarification
and
I
don't
know
if
this
is
something
you
can
provide
the
committee
during
this
two-week
period,
but
it's
my
understanding
that
we
can't
have
voting
machines
wherever
they
can
be
attached
to
the
internet.
So
that's
correct.
I
would
I
would
be
concerned
we
would
be
violating
state
law
if
we.
A
Did
that
well
if
they
connected
it
to
the
internet
at
the
location?
Okay,
I
think
the
I
think
the
way
they
do,
the
actual
voting
machines
or
not,
but
the
the
check
what's
called
the
at
voting
centers
anyway,
which
rutherford
has.
I
don't
think
I
don't
think
knox
and
shelby
county
has
got
voter
centers
yet,
which
is
another
concern
all
to
itself
about
a
vote
center
because
they
couldn't
shut
it
down
over
three
days.
They'd
have
to
keep
it
going,
and
most
of
ours
are
vote
centers.
A
Now
we
don't
have
precincts
anymore,
that
the
laptops
where
they
check
people
in
is
connected.
I
believe,
because
they
have
to
keep
a
continuous
update
of
how
many
people
voted,
but
the
machines
are
not,
but
can
you.
A
From
the
from
the
election
commissions
about
that
any
other
any
objections
to
rolling
two
weeks,
I
got.
D
A
comment
yes
and
in
those
two
weeks
committee
members,
if
you
do
have
a
college
university
in
your
district
that
would
like
to
participate,
I
would
be
open
to
including
them
as
well.
But
you
just
let
me
know,
but
I
just
wanted
to
offer
that
to
y'all,
as
I
could
correct
this
bill
to
answer
many
of
your
grievances
in
the
two-week
process.
All.
A
Right,
seeing
no
objections
rolling
two
weeks,
we'll
roll
hb
1869
two
weeks,
are
there
any
comments
before
we
adjourn?
If
seeing
none,
do
I
hear
a
motion
to
adjourn
all
right?
All
those
in
favor
say
aye.
We
are
adjourned.