SB 732 - HB 934
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
March 1, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Christine Drescher | Email: christine.drescher@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
SB 732 - HB 934
SUMMARY OF BILL: Defines “form of identification for voter identification” for the
purpose of verifying a person’s identification on an application for ballot. Requires the Coordinator
of Elections (COE) to promulgate rules for training all election commissioners, election employees,
election officials, and poll workers for procedures at the polls. Requires the COE, in concurrence
with the Secretary of State (SOS), to provide information to the public regarding how to obtain and
use proper voter identification. Deletes references to punchcard ballots. Prohibits a digital source
from being used for the verification of residential address.
FISCAL IMPACT:
STATE GOVERNMENT
EXPENDITURES General Fund
FY25-26 $34,700
FY26-27 $69,400
Assumptions:
• Tennessee Code Annotated § 2-7-112(c) states that, for the purpose of verifying a person’s
identification on an application for ballot, evidence of identification must be:
o A Tennessee driver license;
o A valid identification card issued by the state of Tennessee or the United States,
provided that it contains a photograph of the voter;
o A valid United States passport;
o A valid employee identification card issued by Tennessee or the United States,
provided that it contains a photograph of the voter;
o A valid United States military identification card; or,
o An employee identification card for retired state employees; and,
o Prohibits the use of an identification card issued to a student by an institution of
higher education.
• Pursuant to the proposed legislation, “form of identification for voter identification” must:
o Have been obtained with documented proof of citizenship of the United States;
o Include the voter’s photograph, current residential address, and expiration date of
the identification;
o Indicate that the individual meets eligibility requirements for voting, including
citizenship of the United States;
o Accommodate for the permanently disabled and include a process for permanent
identification; and
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o Not be an identification card issued to a student by an institution of higher
education.
• In order to properly educate the public on the change of authorized voter identification,
along with the prohibition on digital source from being used for the verification of a
residential address, the Division of Elections will need to carry out an education campaign
in the months prior to the May, August, and November elections.
• According to information provided by the SOS, the education campaign will result in an
increase in state expenditures of $34,676 per month; therefore, there will be an increase in
state expenditures of $34,676 in FY25-26 and $69,352 ($34,676 x 2 elections) in FY26-27.
• The COE will be able to promulgate rules for training all election commissioners,
employees, officials, and poll workers by utilizing existing staff and resources and without
any significant increase in expenditures.
• Removing references to punchcard ballots will not have any operational effect on state or
local governments.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director