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The numbering matters because the four-year Senate terms are staggered, putting some districts on the ballot in presidential election years, others in gubernatorial election cycles.
A panel of judges has ruled that a Republican-drawn map for Tennessee’s Senate seats violates the state Constitution because lawmakers incorrectly numbered the legislative districts in left-leaning Nashville. The numbering matters because the four-year Senate terms are staggered, putting some districts on the ballot in presidential election years, others in gubernatorial election cycles. Wednesday's ruling centers on maps passed by the Republican-supermajority Legislature in 2022 during the once-a-decade redistricting process. Tennessee’s constitution dictates that districts must be n...
A Republican-drawn map for Tennessee’s Senate seats violates the state Constitution because lawmakers incorrectly numbered the legislative districts in left-leaning Nashville, which affects which years those seats are on the
Tennessee's Republican-drawn state Senate map is unconstitutional, a judicial panel ruled Wednesday.Tennessee state Senate districts are required to be numbered consecutively in counties with more than one district — Davidson County, home to Nashville, instead houses districts 17, 19, 20, and 21. District 18, meanwhile, is located in nearby Sumner and Trousdale counties.The Senate has
Judges ruled a GOP-drawn map for Tennessee's Senate violates the state Constitution because lawmakers incorrectly numbered legislative districts in Nashville.