Counties Plan to Send Expelled Tennessee Lawmakers Back to Statehouse
County officials in Tennessee say they want to send the lawmakers who were expelled from their positions right ...
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County officials in Tennessee say they want to send the lawmakers who were expelled from their positions right ...
Vacancies in the statehouse can be filled on an interim basis by the county's legislative body. The Shelby County Commission has a nine-member Democratic supermajority.
Two Democrats, including Justin J. Pearson from Memphis, have been expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Shelby County Commissioner Mickell Lowery has plans to call a special meeting regarding the expulsion and subsequent replacement of Rep. Justin Pearson.
There are now about 45,000 registered voters in Shelby County who do not currently have representation in the Tennessee State House.