TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Dec 13, 2019

The Tennessee Court of Appeals has struck down state laws that bar nonpartisan political action committees (PACs) from donating to candidates within 10 days of an election, the Tennessean reports. The state legislature had created a 10-day blackout period when nonpartisan PACs could not give to a candidate, though PACs controlled by a political party still could. The group Tennesseans for Sensible Election Laws argued that the law created a double-standard that unfairly penalized nonpartisan groups. The ruling upholds a decision from the chancery court. The attorney general's office has not said if it plans to appeal.