TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Jun 21, 2022

Two referendums are set to appear on Aug. 4 ballots in East Ridge, allowing voters to have a say in matters relating to their city court’s system, the Chattanoogan reports. The first would allow the city manager to appoint the city court clerk instead of its current system of being elected. East Ridge City Court Clerk Patricia Cassidy says she went along with the referendum because the alternative would have been opening the position up to anyone in Hamilton County. The second measure would allow the city judge to live anywhere in Hamilton County, not just East Ridge. It also would allow a municipal judge for another city to also sit in East Ridge. Early voting will be from July 15-30 at the same locations as the May primary.