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Tennessee House · Mar 11, 2025

HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee 3/11/2025 Failed

Result: fail

HB 943: Election Laws - As introduced, requires a candidate's name on a nominating petition to match the candidate's name as it appears on the candidate's voter registration record; prohibits the use of nicknames, abbreviations, and variations in spelling of candidates' names on ballots. - Amends TCA Title 2.

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.

Totals

NayNot votingYea
Democratic001
Republican420
Total421

Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.

All voters

LegislatorPosition
Rush Bricken(Republican)Nay
Dan Howell(Republican)Nay
Tom Leatherwood(Republican)Not voting
Jerome Moon(Republican)Not voting
Jason Powell(Democratic)Yea
Tim Rudd(Republican)Nay
Dave Wright(Republican)Nay