Public Records - As enacted, generally makes the addresses on a nominating petition for the office of judge, chancellor, district attorney general, and public defender confidential; clarifies that such addresses may be made open to public inspection upon the request of a candidate or law enforcement authority in anticipation of, or as part of, a contest of candidacy or contest of election. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 10, Chapter 7.

Summary

The bill hides the home addresses listed on nominating petitions for judges, chancellors, district attorneys, and public defenders, keeping them out of public view. Those addresses can be released only if a candidate or law‑enforcement agency requests them for a candidacy or election dispute. It updates Tennessee’s public‑records statutes and has already been signed into law.

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