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STATE EX REL. SONNENBURG v. GAIA

717 S.W.2d 883 (1986)

STATE ex rel. Peggy SONNENBURG, a resident of Shelby County, Tennessee, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerald GAIA, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

October 7, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Walker Heiskell, Donelson, Bearman, Adams, Williams & Kirsch, Linda M. Crouch, Heiskell, Donelson, Bearman, Adams, Williams & Kirsch, Memphis, for plaintiff-appellee.

W.J. Michael Cody, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Michael W. Catalano, Deputy Atty. Gen., Nashville, for defendants-appellants.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

The issue in this case is whether in multi-district counties, Article II, § 9 of the Tennessee Constitution requires that a candidate for State Representative reside not only in the county for one year preceding election, but also reside for one year preceding election in the district in which he or she seeks election. We hold that Article II, § 9 requires only that the candidate reside within the county in which the district...

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