TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Apr 22, 2016

Circuit Court Judge Michael Binkley upheld the state's method of counting votes on the 2014 abortion measure Amendment 1, The Tennessean reports. Following its passage, eight voters and the chair of Planned Parenthood of Middle & Eastern Tennessee filed suit in federal court challenging the state's method of counting votes. In a 22-page order issued Thursday, Judge Binkley said the language in the state Constitution on how votes for amendments should be counted is “unambiguous.”