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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Dec 23, 2019

State Rep. Bruce Griffey, a Republican from Paris, has introduced a joint resolution to change the process for selecting the state attorney general from appointment by the Tennessee Supreme Court to popular election, Fox 17 reports. The resolution, HJR 0657, also changes the term of the attorney general from eight to four years. The legislation envisions the new process would take effect with the November 2024 general election.