Justices overturn Tennessee mail vote expansion for November

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the option for all eligible voters to vote by mail in November due to COVID-19.

The ruling nixes a June expansion order by a lower court that state election officials opposed. The decision came the day voters could start requesting absentee ballots for the general election.

The high court’s decision restores Tennessee’s excuse-based system for November, with COVID-19 related additions that include exposure-based quarantining, caretaking and underlying health conditions. The ruling requires the state to provide “appropriate guidance” to voters regarding the underlying health conditions qualification, which was first discussed by the state during oral arguments last week.

Justices wrote that the decision doesn’t impact ballots for Thursday’s primary election.

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By JONATHAN MATTISE
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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Oh, wonderful.

[William Seger]

2. You could literally die in this culture war

... and none of these rightwing assholes will ever take responsibility for these preventable deaths.

[KS Toronado]

3. Tennessee Supreme Court has to be republiCONs, now it's party before lives. So sad.

[kimbutgar]

4. That state is so far gone It wouldn't have ever voted for Biden anyway.

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All they got is right wing media brainwashing the cult members.

[Lonestarblue]

5. Any state that sends Marsha Blackburn to the Senate is completely backward.

I’ve rarely seen a more reprehensible woman in public office, one who manipulates facts at will to create her own warped version of reality. I really cannot imagine what voters like about that snake.

[ancianita]

6. I hope this goes to the Appellate Court.

[yaesu]

7. the fascists don't care how many people they kill off to keep their dictator in office. nt

[rockfordfile]

8. Tennessee is one big shole

[diva77]

9. Gotta keep an eye on sinister republiCON Secretaries of State

Republican Secretary of State Tre Hargett praised the Supreme Court’s ruling.

“I appreciate the Tennessee Supreme Court agreeing with our analysis of Tennessee election law,” Hargett said in a statement. “I am also grateful for the excellent representation provided by the Office of the Attorney General.”

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It is so warped that states are set up so that the attorneys general defend elections officials while citizens have to pay out of pocket to do anything about injustices regarding elections.

K&R for exposure