Legal Opinion
William Thomas McFarland v. Michael S. Pemberton
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided September 20, 2017No. E2014-02176-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · KirbyHolly Kirby, J.
the Court,
in which Jeffrey S. Bivins, C.J., and Roger A. Page, JJ., joined. Cornelia A. Clark, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Sharon G. Lee, J., joined in Justice Clark’s dissenting opinion and also filed a separate dissenting opinion.
This appeal addresses the authority of a county election commission to make a factual determination on the qualifications of a candidate seeking to be placed on . a ballot. In this case, the defendant filed a petition to run for circuit court judge, A registered voter filed a complaint with the county election commission arguing that the defendant did…
3Cases cited62 opinions
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4Cited by14 opinions
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- Burrell v. Tipton County Election CommissionDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2022
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