ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks, ɐ fɹˈæntʃaɪz bˈɪl wʌz ˌɪntɹədˈuːst ɪnðə lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ ðæt wʊd ɡˈɪv ɡˈʌvɚnɚ bɹˈaʊnloʊ ðə pˈaʊɚ tə θɹˈoʊ ˈaʊt ðə vˈoʊts ʌv ˌɛni kˈaʊnti ɪn ˌɛni ᵻlˈɛkʃən ɪnwˌɪtʃ ˈɛkskənfˈɛdɚɹəts wɜː səspˈɛktᵻd ʌv kˈæstɪŋ bˈæləts.
In February 1866, a franchise bill was introduced in the legislature that would give Governor Brownlow the power to throw out the votes of any county in any election in which ex-Confederates were suspected of casting ballots.