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This bill repeals provisions related to "convenience voting," which likely refers to flexible or easily accessible voting options, and establishes new requirements for "satellite voting locations" during the early voting period, which are additional polling places set up by county election commissions beyond the main election office. These satellite locations must be geographically situated to serve no more than four precincts, be evenly distributed for accessibility, use secure, hand-marked paper ballots with watermarks, and have a separate check-in process by precinct. Crucially, ballots must be secured and scanned by individual precinct only, without being mixed with ballots from other precincts. The coordinator of elections will create rules for using precinct-based optical scanners or secure ballot boxes, ensuring the correct ballot types are used, and outlining procedures for returning equipment at the end of early voting, with tabulation only beginning on Election Day. After early voting concludes, voters must cast their ballots on Election Day in their designated residential precinct.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2564&ga=114