TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jul 24, 2024

Members of Tennessee's Registry of Election Finance have criticized Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, accusing him of “an abdication of responsibility” for his handling of a campaign finance investigation it referred to his office. There were previous complaints about the time it took the attorney general’s office to conduct the investigation into the Tennessee Constitutional Republicans and the Sumner County Constitutional Republicans. Registry members have now voted to subpoena involved parties and conduct their own investigation. At a recent meeting, they also questioned a $13 million increase in the attorney general's budget in light of what they perceive to be neglect in campaign finance oversight. The Tennessean reports on the developments.