Voting rights advocates are challenging a Tennessee law that makes it a felony to hand out absentee ballot applications

Legal challenges over voting rights are brewing in courtrooms across the country heading into the midterm elections, including in Tennessee, where voting rights advocates are awaiting the decision on a case over absentee ballot distribution. The Tennessee State Conference of the NAACP and Memphis-based community groups, represented by the Campaign Legal Center, are suing Tennessee over a law that makes it a felony to distribute absentee ballot applications.