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Tennessee ballot news Tennessee measures scheduled for 2014 ballot Jun 14, 2013 By Ballotpedia staff NASHVILLE, Tennessee: A total of three statewide ballot measures are certified to appear on the 2014 ballot in Tennessee, as of June. Statewide measures are not scheduled to appear on the odd-year 2013 ballot. In order to qualify for the ballot, the Tennessee General Assembly must approve a proposed amendment in two successive sessions. In the second such session, the proposed amendment must earn 2/3rds approval. It only requires a majority approval in the first session. Measures currently certified for the ballot: Type Title Subject Description LRCA Abortion Amendment Abortion Whether there should be a "fundamental right" to abortion LRCA Judicial Selection Amendment State judiciary Amends the judicial selection process LRCA Income Tax Amendment Taxes Clarifies the prohibition of an income tax and a payroll tax ...more Tennessee political news Tennessee Government State executives Governor • Attorney General • Secretary of State • Comptroller • Treasurer • Commissioner of Education • Commissioner of Insurance • Commissioner of Agriculture • Commissioner of Environment & Conservation • Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development • Chairman of Regulatory Authority State legislature State Legislature • House of Representatives • Senate Other Constitution • Supreme Court Tennessee Counties Anderson • Bedford • Benton • Bledsoe • Blount • Bradley • Campbell • Cannon • Carroll • Carter • Cheatham • Chester • Claiborne • Clay • Cocke • Coffee • Crockett • Cumberland • Davidson • Decatur • DeKalb • Dickson • Dyer • Fayette • Fentress • Franklin • Gibson • Giles • Grainger • Greene • Grundy • Hamblen • Hamilton • Hancock • Hardeman • Hardin • Hawkins • Haywood • Henderson • Henry • Hickman • Houston • Humphreys • Jackson • Jefferson • Johnson • Knox • Lake • Lauderdale • Lawrence • Lewis • Lincoln • Loudon • Macon • Madison • Marion • Marshall • Maury • McMinn • McNairy • Meigs • Monroe • Montgomery • Moore • Morgan • Obion • Overton • Perry • Pickett • Polk • Putnam • Rhea • Roane• Robertson• Rutherford • Scott • Sequatchie • Sevier • Shelby • Smith • Stewart • Sullivan • Sumner • Tipton • Trousdale • Unicoi • Union • Van Buren • Warren • Washington • Wayne • Weakley • White • Williamson • Wilson Voting and elections Congress (2012 U.S. Senate & House elections) State executive officials State legislature (2012 Senate & House elections) State ballot measures (2014) Local ballot measures Redistricting in Tennessee School district bond issues Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States Tennessee Results Laws and history Laws governing ballot measures in Tennessee Laws governing recall Laws governing local measures History of direct democracy Campaign finance requirements Media and activism Newspapers and blogs

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