TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on May 2, 2016

“Do some votes matter more than others?” The Tennessean's Frank Daniels III breaks down the argument over whether Tennessee should be required to recount votes in its 2014 election, which included Amendment 1. The measure amended the state constitution to "explicitly eliminate abortion as a right in Tennessee." U.S. District Judge Kevin Sharp recently ruled that the secretary of state must do a recount; but, Sharp’s ruling came a day after Circuit Court Judge Michael Binkley ruled the state's vote counting procedure was sound. The article includes a look at John Jay Hooker’s 2014 gubernatorial run against Gov. Bill Haslam, when Hooker asked for clarification on how votes for amendments would be tabulated.