League of Women Voters of Tennessee

05/20/2026

05/16/2026

LWVTN had an information filled & engaging day at our Spring Leadership Conference held at MTSU. Thanks to our speakers Jazmin Ramirez and Ken Paulson, lobbyist Courtney Atnip, event organizer Amy Sayward and all attendees + contributors from Tennessee’s local Leagues. We’re feeling energized to empower voters & defend democracy in this important election year!

TIRRC Votes
Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)
Capitol & 5th Public Strategies
League of Women Voters of Nashville
League of Women Voters of Williamson County
League of Women Voters of Hendersonville/Sumner County
League of Women Voters of Northeast Tennessee
League of Women Voters of Knoxville/Knox County
League of Women Voters of Murfreesboro / Rutherford County
Oak Ridge League of Women Voters
League of Women Voters of Chattanooga

05/14/2026

05/07/2026

“LWV is appalled to witness the Tennessee legislature deconstruct representative democracy in our state. Redistricting with the intent of silencing, the voices of the Black and Brown voters of Memphis/Shelby County is in affront to the very founding tenets of America.”

-Debby Gould, LWVTN President

05/05/2026

Today's the day, Tennessee! 🗳️ Polls are open for the State & County Primary — your voice, your vote, your future. Whether it's local races or county offices on your ballot, every single vote shapes what comes next. Don't sit this one out. Go cast yours! 🇺🇸

05/04/2026

🚨 URGENT: Our voting rights are under attack — and Tennesseans need to speak up NOW.

Governor Lee has called a special session beginning Tuesday, May 5, in direct response to a Supreme Court decision that strips critical voting rights protections. The legislature's goal? Redraw Tennessee's nine Congressional Districts to split Memphis/Shelby County into three parts — effectively silencing the community's voice in Congress and making it harder for Black and brown voters to elect the representatives they choose.

The League of Women Voters of Memphis and Tennessee strongly oppose this action. This is a direct attack on our representative democracy, and we're standing with our partner organizations to say: ENOUGH.

📢 Your voice matters. Contact your legislators. Show up. Speak out. Democracy only works when we fight for it.

05/01/2026

LWVTN statement on push for redistricting in Memphis/Shelby County

04/29/2026

04/21/2026

🚨Tennessee lawmakers are trying to sneak a last-minute amendment through to expand private school vouchers — funded by YOUR tax dollars.

📞Call your senator NOW and urge them to vote NO vote on SB1585. Identify yourself as a constituent. Calls > emails. Learn more about SB1585: https://bit.ly/4vGEB1M.

Find your legislator: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/fml/search.

04/15/2026

🗳️Early Voting for May 6 primaries starts TODAY!

🪪 Be sure to bring a photo ID with you to vote: Tennessee driver’s license, U.S. Passport, U.S. Military Photo ID, are all accepted. College student IDs & out of state driver’s licenses will not be accepted.

💻 Visit GoVoteTN.org for more information!