The Tennessee Supreme Court has overturned a lower court’s decision blocking new Senate maps ahead of the 2022 election.
At the statehouse: Maps, marriage and the legislative morgue
Redistricting maps on the ropes, another jab at same-sex marriage and a trip to the legislative morgue. It’s time to catch up on what you missed at the statehouse this week.
Tennessee Senate plans to appeal court ruling that requires them to draw new district maps
Republican Senate Leader Randy McNally wants a court to reconsider blocking the state’s new Senate maps. A court ruling Wednesday gave the state 15 days to redraw the maps, while allowing new House maps to stand.
Court blocks Tennessee Senate maps in redistricting lawsuit
The 20th Judicial District Chancery Court is ordering Republicans to redraw Senate maps in a lawsuit over their constitutionality.
At the statehouse: a new education funding formula, a lawsuit over redrawn districts, a move toward loosening gun laws
Barring any last-minute changes, the lion’s share of legislation has now been unveiled, including a near buzzer-beater in the form of Gov. Bill Lee’s new education funding formula.
Former House Speaker Beth Harwell to run for redrawn 5th Congressional District
Former Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell is running for Congress. She says she’ll run in the new 5th Congressional District, which includes much of her old legislative district in south Nashville.
Tennesseans file suit over two redistricting maps drawn by state Republicans
Three Tennesseans have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Bill Lee over the redistricting process. In the complaint, filed Wednesday afternoon, the plaintiffs say the state House and Senate maps were drawn largely out of view of the public, and without input from elected Democrats.
Jim Cooper says Nashville’s business leaders could have done more to prevent the city’s ‘dismemberment’ in Congress
“They didn’t draw up these maps for a Democrat to win them,” Cooper said in an interview with WPLN News. “They were aiming and they hit the target.”
Party-line vote sends congressional map dividing Nashville to governor’s desk
Tennessee Republican lawmakers pushed through sweeping changes to congressional and state senate maps Monday night in a party-line vote. The next stop is Gov. Bill Lee’s desk for his signature. While the legislative maps have been hotly debated, it’s the congressional boundaries that have drawn the most attention. The maps will split Democratic leaning Davidson […]
As state wraps up redistricting, legal challenges start to brew though probability of success may be low
Tennessee lawmakers are expected to take final votes on newly drawn electoral districts this week and voting rights advocates are already eyeing legal challenges. They believe the proposed maps could be drawn better.
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