Legal Opinion
City of Memphis v. Shelby County Election Commission
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided September 15, 2004No. W2004-02182-SC-RDM-CVPublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, C. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court,
in which E. RILEY ANDERSON, ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., JANICE M. HOLDER, and WILLIAM M. BARKER, JJ., joined.
In this expedited appeal, this Court is asked to decide whether the Shelby County Election Commission exceeded its authority by refusing to place Referendum Ordinance No. 5072 on the November 2, 2004, ballot based upon the State Election Coordinator’s opinion that the Ordinance is unconstitutional. We hold that the Shelby County Election Commission exceeded its authority in refusing to place the measure on the ballot.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Missourians to Protect the Initiative Process v. BluntSupreme Court of Missouri · 1990
- Shelby County Election Commission v. TurnerTennessee Supreme Court · 1988
- Veach v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1973
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