{"id":8626,"date":"2023-04-19T18:40:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T18:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/?page_id=8626"},"modified":"2023-04-19T18:40:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T18:40:13","slug":"tennessee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/voter-fraud-convictions-since-2016\/tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Voter Fraud Convictions in Tennessee, 2016-2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/voter-fraud-convictions-since-2016\/#summary-chart-2016-2020-voter-fraud-convictions-by-state\">Return to the Voter Fraud Convictions Summary Chart<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table centerheader is-style-regular statestable\"><table><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>A.<br>Conviction Details<\/th><th>B.<br>Background<\/th><th>C.<br>Potential Election Impact<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2020<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Richard Jeremiah Garrett<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Non-Partisan<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Ballotpedia, &#8220;Richard Garrett (Tennessee),&#8221; ballotpedia.org, accessed December 19, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Richard Jeremiah Garrett pleaded guilty on 9\/15\/2022 to one count of voter registration fraud in relation to offenses committed prior to the 2020 general election;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Cheri Reeves, &#8220;Former City Councilman Richard Garrett Pleads Guilty to Voter Fraud, Receives Probation,&#8221; mainstreetclarksville.com, September 15, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> two further charges of voter registration fraud and perjury were dismissed.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Montgomery County Online Court Records System, &#8220;State of Tennessee vs Richard Jeremiah Garrett &#8211; 63CC1-2021-CR-893,&#8221; montgomery.tncrtinfo.com, accessed December 19, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Garrett was sentenced on the same day to two years of unsupervised probation and a $1,000 fine plus $694 in associated fees.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Montgomery County Online Court Records System, &#8220;State of Tennessee vs Richard Jeremiah Garrett &#8211; 63CC1-2021-CR-893,&#8221; montgomery.tncrtinfo.com, accessed December 19, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;Former Clarksville Mayor Pro Tem and Ward 1 City Council member Richard Garrett and his wife Laquvia were in court Wednesday [9\/7\/2022] and pleaded not guilty to fraud and perjury charges. \u2026 Court documents obtained by The Leaf-Chronicle say Garrett made false statements on his voter application for the general election in November 2020. He said on the application he lived in Ward 1 of Clarksville, [but he actually lived in Ward 10].&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_5');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_5');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[5]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_5\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Alexis Clark, &#8220;Former Clerksville Councilperson, Wife Plead Not Guilty to Perjury, Fraud Charges,&#8221; theleafchronicle.com, September 9, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_6');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_6');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_6\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[6]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_6\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Alexis Clark, &#8220;Indictments Detail Fraud, Perjury Charges Against Former Clarksville Councilman,&#8221; theleafchronicle.com, August 10, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_6').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_6', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>State of Tennessee v. Richard Jeremiah Garrett<\/em><br>Case Number: 63CC1-2021-CR-893<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TN-Garrett-Court-Records.pdf\">Court Records<\/a><\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Voter Registration<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Non-Partisan<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2019<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Pamela Moses<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Former Democratic Mayoral Candidate<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_7');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_7');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_7\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[7]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_7\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Derek Major, &#8220;BLM Activist Pamela Moses Receives Six-Year Prison Sentence for Illegally Voting After Being Told Her Voting Rights Was Restored,&#8221; blackenterprise.com, February 7, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_7').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_7', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Pamela Moses was convicted by a jury in November 2021 of one count of falsifying an entry on an election document.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_8');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_8');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_8\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[8]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_8\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Shelby County Criminal Justice System Portal, &#8220;Case Information &#8211; C1909351 &#8211; <em>The State of Tennessee vs PAMELA MOSES<\/em>,&#8221; cjs.shelbycountytn.gov, accessed on May 5, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_8').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_8', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Moses was sentenced in January 2021 to six years imprisonment.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_9');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_9');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_9\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[9]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_9\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Sam Levine, &#8220;Prosecutor Drops All Charges Against Pamela Moses, Jailed Over Voting Error,&#8221; theguardian.com, April 22, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_9').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_9', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> On 2\/25\/2022, Judge W. Mark Ward overturned Moses&#8217; conviction and granted a retrial after new evidence came to light. As reported by the Guardian, prosecutors then had the choice to &#8220;appeal Ward&#8217;s order, retry the case, or drop the charges.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_10');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_10');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_10\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[10]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_10\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Sam Levine, &#8220;Judge Orders New Trial for Us Woman Sentenced to Six Years for Trying to Register to Vote,&#8221; theguardian.com, February 26, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_10').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_10', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> On 4\/22\/2022, the Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich announced that <strong>all charges against Pamela Moses in this case have been dismissed<\/strong>.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_11');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_11');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_11\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[11]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_11\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Shelby County District Attorney, Amy Weirich, &#8220;Voting Case Dismissed by DA&#8217;s Office,&#8221; scdag.com, April 22, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_11').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_11', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;Pamela Moses, a Black Lives Matter activist and former Democratic mayoral candidate in Memphis,\u2026 lost her right to vote when she pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence,\u2026 However, after serving probation, she began working on restoring her voting rights. In 2019, the Tennessee Department of Corrections and the County Election Commission both signed off on Moses\u2019 voter registration application restoring her voting rights. According to a Washington Post report, the officials who restored Moses voting rights acknowledged they made a mistake saying her probation was finalized, which meant Moses wasn\u2019t eligible to vote. As a result, Moses was charged with illegally registering to vote when she submitted the certificate as part of her voting registration.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_12');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_12');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_12\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[12]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_12\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Derek Major, &#8220;BLM Activist Pamela Moses Receives Six-Year Prison Sentence for Illegally Voting After Being Told Her Voting Rights Was Restored,&#8221; blackenterprise.com, February 7, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_12').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8626_1_12', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>The State of Tennessee v. Pamela Moses<\/em><br>Case Number: C1909351<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Voter Registration<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Democrat<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/voter-fraud-convictions-since-2016\/#summary-chart-2016-2020-voter-fraud-convictions-by-state\">Return to the Voter Fraud Convictions Summary Chart<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_8626_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_8626_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_8626_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_8626_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">References<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8626_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_1');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_1\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Ballotpedia, &#8220;Richard Garrett (Tennessee),&#8221; ballotpedia.org, accessed December 19, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8626_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_2');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_2\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Cheri Reeves, &#8220;Former City Councilman Richard Garrett Pleads Guilty to Voter Fraud, Receives Probation,&#8221; mainstreetclarksville.com, September 15, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_3\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8626_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_3');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>3,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_4\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8626_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_4');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>4<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Montgomery County Online Court Records System, &#8220;State of Tennessee vs Richard Jeremiah Garrett &#8211; 63CC1-2021-CR-893,&#8221; montgomery.tncrtinfo.com, accessed December 19, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8626_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_5');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_5\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>5<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Alexis Clark, &#8220;Former Clerksville Councilperson, Wife Plead Not Guilty to Perjury, Fraud Charges,&#8221; theleafchronicle.com, September 9, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8626_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_6');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_6\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>6<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Alexis Clark, &#8220;Indictments Detail Fraud, Perjury Charges Against Former Clarksville Councilman,&#8221; theleafchronicle.com, August 10, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_7\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8626_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_7');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>7,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_12\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8626_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_12');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>12<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Derek Major, &#8220;BLM Activist Pamela Moses Receives Six-Year Prison Sentence for Illegally Voting After Being Told Her Voting Rights Was Restored,&#8221; blackenterprise.com, February 7, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8626_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_8');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_8\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>8<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Shelby County Criminal Justice System Portal, &#8220;Case Information &#8211; C1909351 &#8211; <em>The State of Tennessee vs PAMELA MOSES<\/em>,&#8221; cjs.shelbycountytn.gov, accessed on May 5, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8626_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_9');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_9\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>9<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Sam Levine, &#8220;Prosecutor Drops All Charges Against Pamela Moses, Jailed Over Voting Error,&#8221; theguardian.com, April 22, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8626_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8626_1_10');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8626_1_10\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>10<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Sam Levine, &#8220;Judge Orders New Trial for Us Woman Sentenced to Six Years for Trying to Register to Vote,&#8221; 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