Tennessee judicial redistricting process begins
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February 13, 2013
Nashville, Tennessee: After almost 30 years, Tennessee lawmakers believe it's time for another round of judicial redistricting. Republicans, led by Lt. Governor and Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville), are heading up the redistricting process, which was announced on February 11. The last time this process occurred was in 1984, under Democratic leadership.
| “ | "Tennessee is a far different place than it was in 1984.” - Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey[1][2] | ” |
A number of trial judges, attorneys general and public defenders will be up for re-election in the 2014 partisan elections, making redistricting key for each party.
Proposed changes to the state's judicial system include eliminating single-county judicial districts with populations of fewer than 100,000, as well as putting counties with populations over 100,000 into their own judicial districts. Other proposed changes circulated last summer involved reducing the number of judicial districts from 31 to 29.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Independent Herald, "Ramsey advances judicial shuffle," February 12, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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