6th Circuit Case Still Pending

Nashville, TN – It was one year ago today that Tim Barnes lost the Democrat Primary to incumbent Senator Rosalind Kurita (D-Clarksville). The Tennessee Secretary of State certified Barnes as the loser in that taxpayer funded election, but Democrat Party leaders led the fight to throw out those certified election results.

“Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our Republic,” said Chris Devaney, Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party. “When taxpayers fund an election and the results are certified by state government, Democrat Party brokers should not be allowed to steal it. Tennessee is not a banana republic and when the voters speak the results should stand.”

According to the non-partisan Ballot Access News:

“Kurita v State Primary Board of the Tennessee Democratic Party is pending in the 6th circuit. All briefs have been filed but no hearing date has been set. The case concerns whether a political party can unseat the winner of its primary for state legislature and choose the runner-up. The plaintiff, Rosalind Kurita, won the Democratic primary in 2008 but the party certified the loser.”

On the web:

http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/07/20/tennessee-has-five-election-cases-pending-in-federal-court/