The Tennessee Republican Party has asked an appeals court to remove a candidate from the ballot in an upcoming primary for a U.S. House of Representatives seat, arguing a judge incorrectly ruled that the candidate must be on the ballot.
Davidson County Chancellor Russell Perkins recently restored Robby Starbuck, the candidate, to the ballot, weeks after the Tennessee GOP removed him and two other candidates for allegedly failing to meet certain requirements.
The party made the decision in a closed-door gathering that violated the Tennessee Open Meetings Act, Perkins ruled. He said Starbuck would suffer irreparable harm if he were to be excluded from the ballot because of the move made during the meeting….