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STATE EX REL. WISE v. JUDD

655 S.W.2d 952 (1983)

STATE of Tennessee, on the relation of Jimmie H. WISE, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Ruth JUDD, Metropolitan Clerk, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

August 23, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George H. Cate, Jr., Cate & Setzer, Nashville, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Donald W. Jones, Director of Law, William F. Howard, Deputy Director of Law, Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County, Nashville, amicus curiae for David A. Collins, Coordinator of Elections.

Robert B. Littleton, Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen., Nashville, for defendants-appellees.

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

Appellants filed two petitions for a referendum election on proposed amendments to the charter of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee (Metro). The petitions were filed on May 16, 1983, but their legal sufficiency was challenged by local officials on the ground that they did not contain signatures of enough qualified voters to satisfy the charter provisions...

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