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the purpose of think tennessee is to drive evidencebased public policy solutions that strengthen the voice of voters support working families and move tennessee forward civic programs are focused on building a shared statewide commitment to improving tennessees civic health promoting continued investment in a modern secure election

In a report Organize Tennessee released on Oct 8 we found that among the 53 million Tennesseans who are US citizens aged 18 and older more than 23 million voters have not voted in the past

Welcome to ThinkTennessees blog Tennessee Policy PulseOn this page you will find our thoughts and insights on timely issues related to our policy priorities such as voting and civic engagement in Tennessee affordable housing and public transit transportation infrastructure child care economic issues important to Tennessees working families and more

Shanna Hughey is president of ThinkTennessee a nonprofit nonpartisan think tank based in Nashville One hundred years ago Tennessee cast the deciding vote to ratify the 19th Amendment giving

The discussion surrounding Tennessee Gov Bill Lees Education Freedom Scholarship Act has sparked familiar criticisms from those who prioritize maintaining the status quo over empowering

Tennessee must invest in working families and civic engagement

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Well be following along with the discussions of all these bills and more in the coming weeks In particular well be supporting the bills addressing the absentee application process paid family leave and transportation modernization as opportunities to move the needle to strengthen democracy and support Tennessees working families

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We estimate that to be about 634 of registered voters based on Early Voting numbers released by the secretary of state While thats shy of 2020s record the states voter turnout has a positive trend over time Election Highlights Voter turnout exceeded 2016 619 but

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Empowering Tennessee communities to get involved in the redistricting process Restoring voting rights to many of the 420000 Tennesseans who today are barred from voting because of a past felony conviction Supporting local leaders in their work to make civic engagement a priority

ThinkTennessee is a nonpartisan resultsoriented think tank that uses research and advocacy to build a state where all Tennesseans are civically engaged and economically secure Working in partnership with state and local leaders we drive evidencebased policies that strengthen the voice of voters better support working families and move