Robby Starbuck

10 Jun, 2022

TN Supreme Court: Political party executive committees not subject to open meetings law

By Deborah Fisher|2022-06-14T11:01:47-05:00June 10, 2022|Categories: open meetings lawsuits|Tags: Justice Jeffrey S. Bivins, political parties, Robby Starbuck, Tennessee Republican Party|0 Comments

The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled Friday that the open meetings law applies to political parties' primary boards, but not their executive committees when the committees are determining the "bona fides" of a potential candidate.

6 Jun, 2022

Judge: State Republican party violated open meetings law when it removed Starbuck from ballot
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Judge: State Republican party violated open meetings law when it removed Starbuck from ballot

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Judge: State Republican party violated open meetings law when it removed Starbuck from ballot

By Deborah Fisher|2022-06-07T07:35:40-05:00June 6, 2022|Categories: open meetings lawsuits|Tags: Chancellor Russell Perkins, political parties, Robby Starbuck, Tennessee Republican Party|1 Comment

A judge ruled that the Tennessee Republican Party's executive committee violated open meetings law when it met and decided to remove Robby Starbuck from the ballot. Starbuck wants to run in the newly redrawn 5th Congressional District race.