The agency said it is developing software to help candidates prepare paper reports, but the software is not being designed to accommodate electronic filing. The state's disclosure web site offers summary campaign finance data for legislative and statewide candidates dating back to 1994. The summary data offers a breakdown of the amount and percentage of funds received by various types of contributors, such as PACs, parties and the candidate. However, it does not feature any itemized contributions. One of these passed the Senate, but was tabled in the House.
Budget constraints reduce the chances of an electronic filing program being enacted in Tennessee.
Nothing else appears to be happening in this state regarding digital disclosure. The Registry of Elections does not even have a web site, and there is no disclosure information available from other agencies. 90 Texas is a state in the forefront of the digital democracy movement and was only one point away from getting a Digital Sunlight Award. There is an active voluntary program in place and legislation passed in 1999 which will make e-filing mandatory by April 2000. They have free software available for candidates to use and a standard filing format.