Hearing Delay On Suit Brought By State Democrats To Keep Robin Smith Off Ballot

  • Monday, August 13, 2018

A hearing has been delayed on a lawsuit brought by the Tennessee Democratic Party seeking to keep Republican Robin Smith off the ballot in House District 26.

Ms. Smith was the only candidate after longtime Rep. Gerald McCormick abruptly announced he was leaving his post to move to Nashville.

Chancellor Jeff Atherton on Monday afternoon said he could not take the case until a prior filing in Nashville is "resolved" by the Tennessee Court of Appeals. The case was first filed in Davidson County, but the judge ruled she did not have jurisdiction.

Chancellor Atherton said he can hear the matter on Thursday at 1 p.m. if an order is received by then from the Court of Appeals closing out the first case.

 

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