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GASKIN v. COLLINS

661 S.W.2d 865 (1983)

Stephen GASKIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David A. COLLINS, State Coordinator of Elections; Mae Weeks, Lewis County Registrar of Voters; and William M. Leech, Jr., Attorney General of the State of Tennessee, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

December 12, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert Bates, Summertown, for plaintiff-appellee.

William P. Sizer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for defendants-appellants; William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen. & Reporter, Nashville, of counsel.

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

The primary issue before us on appeal is whether the retroactive application of certain amendments in 1981 to the Election Code, which amendments disenfrancised convicted felons, violates the state constitution. More specifically, we are asked to determine whether T.C.A. §§ 2-2-139(d) and 2-19-143(4) violate Article I, § 5 of the Tennessee Constitution.

The Appellee, Stephen Gaskin, was convicted on November...

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