BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-9-101, is amended by adding the following as a new subsection:
(1) On and after January 1, 2024, and notwithstanding another law to the contrary, each voting machine used by a county election commission must produce a voter-verifiable paper audit trail.
(2) A county election commission may apply to the coordinator of elections for an extension of up to two (2) years if necessary to comply with subdivision ( )(1).
(3) As used in this subsection ( ) , "voter-verifiable paper audit trail" means a paper record that is marked either manually by the voter or with the assistance of a device that includes human-readable voter selections that the voter may check for accuracy before the vote is cast.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
PASSED: April 27, 2022
APPROVED this 3rd day of June 2022