Tennessee Legislature Passes Election Integrity Bill Requiring Watermarks on Absentee Ballots

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Tennessee Legislature Passes Election Integrity Bill Requiring Watermarks on Absentee Ballots
May 5, 2021
Written by Martin Walsh

The Tennessee Legislature has passed a major reform bill that would require all absentee ballots to contain a watermark for added security.

As noted by The Center Square, the state House passed the Tennessee Election Integrity Act on a 92-1 vote last week.

On Monday, 27 state senators voted in favor of the measure, while one member who was present abstained from voting.

“We just passed legislation I co-sponsored that requires a non-visible watermark be placed on every mailed absentee ballot, further ensuring the integrity of ballots and elections in TN,” GOP state Rep. Jason Zachary tweeted April 27. “No watermark, the ballot is rejected.”

The bill now heads to GOP Gov. Bill Lee, who is expected to sign it into law.

This legislation will make it more difficult for fraudsters to duplicate absentee ballots.

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[Fishrrman]

That's a step forward.

But a "bigger step" would be to severely restrict who is permitted to cast an absentee ballot in the first place. They should be VERY difficult to obtain.

And did they ban mail-in ballots?
Wake me up when that happens.