TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 12, 2024

Shelby County Chancellor Melanie Taylor Jefferson ruled Wednesday that gun control questions can appear on the November ballot, the Daily Memphian reports. Taylor Jefferson agreed with the Memphis City Council’s private attorney that state claims that the referendums are preempted by state gun laws were “not ripe” because the referendums are just proposals, and no amendments have yet been made to the city charter. The Memphis City Council approved the ballot measures in July but the Shelby County Election Commission ruled they would not be added to the ballot based on guidance from state officials. The council then sued the commission.