Iliana Hagenah, Author at Scalawag

Court fees and fines make voting near-impossible for ex-felons in Tennessee

by Iliana Hagenah December 22, 2020January 5, 2021

Inconsistent record-keeping, mismanaged funds, and an arduous and confusing bureaucratic process keep thousands of potential voters off the records in Tennessee.

'If I asked my family to get rid of a bumper sticker, they would tell me to quit my job.'

by Iliana Hagenah December 17, 2020December 17, 2020

Democrats eventually won Black youth voters, but will they keep them?

by Iliana Hagenah December 10, 2020December 15, 2020

Field Notes from the ground in Tennessee—Before, during, and after the election

by Iliana Hagenah November 10, 2020

Before you cast your ballot on Election Day, look out for these common mistakes

by Iliana Hagenah November 3, 2020November 3, 2020

How photo ID laws and provisional ballots target the most marginalized Southerners

by Iliana Hagenah October 8, 2020October 10, 2020

New Tennessee law surfaces the South's racist beginnings of felon voter disenfranchisement

by Iliana Hagenah September 28, 2020January 21, 2021