The 2026 America First 

Election Integrity Agenda for Tennessee

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The Neighborhood Voting Act

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• This bill restores precinct-based, in-person voting as required by the Tennessee Constitution.

• Voters cast ballots only in the precinct where they live—one voter, one precinct.

• Restores clear, auditable election procedures.

• Strengthens ballot security with hand-marked, serialized, watermarked paper ballots.

• Requires precinct-level tabulation, reporting, and audits—no ballot co-mingling.

• Improves transparency through daily early-voting lists and full ballot reconciliation.

• Applies uniform rules statewide to promote fairness and voter confidence.

• This is about trust, accountability, and constitutional compliance—not partisan advantage.

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The Election Day Empowerment Act

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• Tennessee’s Constitution defines Election Day as one day, ending the same day it begins

• Federal law sets a uniform national Election Day for federal elections

• Courts have ruled early voting is not a constitutional right

• Tennessee currently allows 20 days of early voting, far beyond what is required

• Extended early voting undermines the concept of Election Day

• 66% of Americans support limiting early voting to five days

• Proposal limits early voting to no more than 8 days

• Early voting would run from the second Saturday before Election Day to the Saturday before Election Day

• Preserves Election Day as the final, decisive day of voting

• Strengthens constitutional compliance, clarity, and public trust

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The Ballot Transparency Act

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• Some voting systems use QR codes or barcodes that voters cannot read or verify

• Tennessee law requires a voter-verifiable paper ballot

• QR- and barcode-based ballots do not meet that standard

• Proposal eliminates electronically generated ballots using QR codes or barcodes

• Restores hand-marked, full-faced paper ballots for all elections

• Hand-marked paper ballots allow voters to see, verify, and confirm their vote

• Paper ballots provide a clear, auditable, recountable record

• Technology may assist elections, but must not replace voter verification

• 80% of voters oppose voting machines with internet access

• 59% support hand-marked paper ballots

• If voters can’t read the ballot, they can’t verify the vote

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The Only Citizens Vote Act

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• Only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote

• DHS now provides free access to the SAVE program for state and county election officials

• SAVE allows batch verification of voter registrations

• Proposal requires citizenship verification before adding new voters to the rolls

• Requires quarterly checks of the entire voter list using SAVE

• Ensures non–U.S. citizens are not registered to vote

• Uses an existing federal system

• No cost to taxpayers

• Protects legal voters, election integrity, and public trust

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The Residency Integrity Act

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• Residency must be a factor for any non- military UOCAVA voter. 

• Recommended change to the Military provisions to define both Military and non-Military voters as US Citizens. 

• Delete the provision to allow an individual that has never resided in TN to vote in TN Elections. 

• Brings TN into compliance with the TN State Constitution that requires a voter to be a resident of the state of TN. 

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The Authentic Voter Act

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• Require all forms of voter ID to have been issued using documented proof of citizenship to either obtain or be visible.

• Require all forms of voter ID to be physical

• A permanent ID may be offered to those on the permanent disability list or other ADA/hardship cases.

• Voters unable to present the above would still be eligible to vote with a provisional ballot. Training Election officials to check voter ID for these two items would be required.