Memphis City Council is suing the city’s commission that oversees elections after the commission removed three gun control measures from its November ballot. The ballot included initiatives that would allow voters to decide if the city should institute red flag laws,
The Memphis City Council is suing the commission that oversees the city’s elections for removing three gun control questions from the November ballot after top Republican state leaders threatened to withhold tens of millions of dollars in state funding.
During an interview on FOX13's GMM, Memphis Mayor Paul Young said the gun control initiatives wouldn't change "how we operate on the ground in Memphis." But he added that he believes there is a need for stricter gun laws in the city.
The Shelby County Election Commission earlier in the week said it would not place the referendums on the November ballot.
State Republicans are threatening to withhold millions of dollars from Memphis, Tennessee, if the city doesn’t kill three gun control measures set to appear on ballots in November. Lawmakers in
Election officials in Memphis have decided to leave three gun control questions off the November ballot after top Republican state leaders threatened to withhold tens of millions of dollars in state f
Secretary of State Tre Hargett said Monday that his office would not approve a local gun control measure on Memphians' ballots.
A day after top Tennessee Republicans threatened to withhold sales tax revenue from the Memphis, the Shelby County Election Commission said Tuesday it would follow the state's direction and not include gun control initiatives as part of November's elections.
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The lawsuit also includes case law from a 2004 Tennessee Supreme Court ruling that found the election commission cannot pull ballot items.