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Proposal to Merge Registry of Election Finance, Ethics Commission Unlikely to Gain Traction According to Reports

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 17, 2021

An idea to merge the Registry of Election Finance and Ethics Commission into one eight-member body is being floated in the Tennessee state legislature, but with an FBI investigation hanging over the body, changes are unlikely at this time, Tennessee Lookout reports. Nashville attorney Tom Lawless, who chaired the registry board for the past year, said he would testify in opposition to a merger if the idea starts to move. “I don’t think we need any organic changes,” he said, while acknowledging that the agency should be modernized and made more efficient and transparent. Lt. Gov. Randy McNally and House Speaker Cameron Sexton have filed legislation setting parameters for the Registry board and Ethics Commission to follow when reaching settlements of more than $25,000. But spokesmen for both leaders say the bill is a placeholder for legislation that could be filed later in the session.

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