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WOODS v. JONES

204 S.W.3d 788 (2006)

Brenda WOODS, Tawana Polk, Jonathan Joy, and Clifton Polk v. Cathy N. JONES, Administrator of Elections, Hardeman County Election Commission; Yvonne Allen, Hardeman County Election Commissioner; Carl Gibson, Hardeman County Election Commissioner; Tharen E. Haley, Hardeman County Election Commissioner; James E. Hicks, Hardeman County Election Commissioner; and Janet Wellons, Hardeman County Election Commissioner.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section, at Jackson.

February 8, 2006.

Permission to Appeal Denied July 3, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Michael Robbins, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellants, Brenda Woods, Tawana Polk, Jonathan Joy, and Clifton Polk.

W. Boyette Denton, Bolivar, Tennessee, for the appellees, Cathy N. Jones, Administrator of Elections for the Hardeman County Election Commission, and Yvonne Allen, Carl Gibson, Tharen E. Haley, James E. Hicks, and Janet Wellons, Hardeman County Election Commissioners.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court July 3, 2006.

OPINION

HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which W. FRANK CRAWFORD, P.J., W.S., and ALAN E. HIGHERS, J., joined.

This is an election contest. The plaintiffs were unsuccessful candidates for office in a municipal election held on May 19, 2005. On June 3, 2005, they filed this election contest. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit based on the special...

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