TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Jun 7, 2022

The Tennessee Republican Party is appealing last week’s decision to reinstate 5th Congressional District hopeful Robby Starbuck to the primary ballot, the Murfreesboro Post reports. Davidson County Chancellor Russell Perkins ruled last week that the party’s private meeting to remove Starbuck from the ballot violated the state’s open meetings act. He ordered Starbuck’s name be returned to the ballot. The Court of Appeals must first decide if they will hear the appeal and then potentially hear the case this week. The deadline to finalize ballots for the Aug. 4 primary is Friday.