Roll Call: TN SB1688 | 2017-2018 | 110th General Assembly
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Bill Title: As enacted, specifies that a person who is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces, a member of the Tennessee national guard, a member of the Tennessee air national guard, or an inactive reservist of any of the United States uniformed military services in good standing must not be disqualified as a candidate for any office if, for service-related reasons, that person was unable to comply with a statewide political party's or recognized minor party's rules for candidacy for nomination for such party, and such service-related reasons are the sole reason the person is unable to qualify. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 13, Part 1.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2018-05-23 - Pub. Ch. 992 [SB1688 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Bill Title: As enacted, specifies that a person who is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces, a member of the Tennessee national guard, a member of the Tennessee air national guard, or an inactive reservist of any of the United States uniformed military services in good standing must not be disqualified as a candidate for any office if, for service-related reasons, that person was unable to comply with a statewide political party's or recognized minor party's rules for candidacy for nomination for such party, and such service-related reasons are the sole reason the person is unable to qualify. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 13, Part 1.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2018-05-23 - Pub. Ch. 992 [SB1688 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Vote: FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
---|---|---|---|
Yea | 90 | 20 | 70 |
Nay | 3 | 3 | - |
Not Voting | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Absent | - | - | - |
TOTAL | 95 | 24 | 71 |