US EditionTennessee General Assembly Passes Bill Banning Controversial Caucuses for County Races - Tennessee Star
- The Tennessee State House passed House Bill 855, prohibiting caucuses for selecting county candidates, with 60 votes in favor and 25 against.
- State Representative Lee Reeves stated that the bill helps disenfranchised voters, including military members and working parents, participate in elections.
- Opponents, including State Representatives Scott Cepicky and Monty Fritts, expressed concern that the bill undermines local control and contradicts the party's tradition of allowing counties to choose their nomination process.
- The Tennessee Republican Party State Executive Committee passed a resolution opposing the bill, claiming it acts as government overreach and violates First Amendment rights.
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Tennessee General Assembly Passes Bill Banning Controversial Caucuses for County Races - Tennessee Star
The Tennessee State House on Monday passed House Bill (HB) 855 by State Representative Lee Reeves (R-Franklin), which would prohibit counties from using the controversial caucus system, which has historically been opposed by Republicans, to select candidates for county level races. Amending existing Tennessee law to include county offices among those in which candidates must be nominated through traditional primary elections, as is already requi…
Resolution Opposing Bill That Would Strip GOPs Of Caucus Rights Passes With Overwhelming Support From State Executive Committee Members
Image Credit: Lee Mills – TNGOP State Committeeman District 32 / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A resolution opposing a bill that would strip GOPs of convention and caucus rights passed with overwhelming support from State Executive Committee (SEC) members at their spring meeting on Saturday. House Bill 0855 (HB0855), sponsored by Freshman Representative Lee Reeves (R-Franklin-District 65) and its companion Senate Bill 07…
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