TBA Law Blog

TBA Law Blog

Memphis Representative to File Bill for Easier Recall of County Clerk

Posted by: Kate Prince on Sep 22, 2022

In a first step to remove Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert, State Rep. Mark White, R-Memphis, says he will soon file a bill that would make it easier to trigger a recall election, the Commercial Appeal reports. Halbert, who was elected in August with 49% of the vote, has recently been criticized for a months-long backlog in the mailing of license plates, which she now says has been resolved. To deal with that backlog, Halbert closed the clerk’s office for two weeks. She faced further backlash after making a trip to Jamiaca during the first week’s closure. “Citizens of all community deserve the best from their elected officials,” White said in a news release. “The issues that have plagued the Shelby County Clerk’s Office are simply unacceptable. The bill would reduce the number of signatures needed for a recall election and would require a county legislative body to pass a resolution of no confidence of the officer at center of the recall election. According to the Daily Memphian, Halbert says she shouldn’t be subject to a modified state recall election bill because she is a whistleblower.

Law-Related Blogs AND PODCASTS

Check out other law-related blogs and podcasts generated from the Tennessee legal community or of interest to the Tennessee lawyers.