BY THE NUMBERSTennesseeans who lost their right to vote after criminal convictions but have restored the right2000: 1372001: 1352002: 5232003: 3402004: 5772005: 2992006: 5022007: 5432008: 2,4832009: 6822010: 7292011: 3732012: 787Source: Tennessee Department of State
Nearly a decade ago, Kierre Kinamore hung out with the wrong friend at the wrong time and got caught up in a robbery.
Kinamore, then 19, pleaded guilty and was placed on probation. He also gave up a lot of rights he hadn’t yet used, including the right to vote.
When he finished his probation without problems, officials gave him the paperwork to start reclaiming his voting rights, but work was more of a priority.
“There was no election at the time; it was something put in the back of my mind,” Kinamore said.