Department of Safety & Homeland Security Issues over 12,500 Photo IDs for Voting Purposes since July 1

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security today announced that 12,571 photo IDs had been issued for voting purposes from July 1 through January 30, 2011. The vast majority (11,896) of those issued were non-photo driver licenses converted into photo driver licenses, while 675 were original photo identification cards.   read more … Read more

Department of Safety & Homeland Security Issues More than 6,500 Voter Photo IDs Since July 1

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced Monday that during the month of November it had more than doubled the number of photo identifications issued for voting purposes since the end of October. As of November 28, the department had issued 6,566 photo IDs for voting purposes, compared to the 2,385 issued … Read more

Department of Safety & Homeland Security Issues Nearly 2,400 Photo IDs for Voting Purposes since July 1

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced Monday that as of October 24 it had issued 2,385 forms of photo identification for voting purposes since a new law went into effect making on July 1 photo IDs for voting purposes available at no charge. read more TN.gov Newsroom – Safety

Fourth of July Traffic Fatalities Decline in Tennessee

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced today that the decline in traffic fatalities continues as preliminary figures for the 2011 Fourth of July holiday period resulted in the lowest number of deaths since 1998 (8). Early estimates indicate seven people were killed in traffic crashes on Tennessee roadways during the … Read more

THP Prepares for Fourth of July Enforcement

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Highway Patrol is set to kick off another high visibility campaign to crack down on drunk drivers this Fourth of July holiday weekend. The aggressive DUI enforcement blitz will include saturation patrols as well as sobriety and driver license checkpoints across the state. The 2011 Fourth of July 78-hour holiday period … Read more