County officials in Tennessee say they want to send the lawmakers who were expelled from their positions right back to the statehouse.
Nashville Vice Mayor Jim Shulman has already scheduled a special meeting to consider the seat left open when state Rep. Justin Jones, a Democrat, was expelled on April 6.
The meeting, set for April 10, will formally announce the vacancy, discuss procedures for filling vacancies, and possibly include a vote to name an interim successor, the meeting website states.
While the council normally takes a minimum of four weeks to vote on an interim replacement, Jones could be reappointed as state representative by the end of the meeting if council rules are suspended, Shulman, officially nonpartisan, told Axios….