Post by Logan on Jun 10, 2016 22:35:46 GMT -6
A federal judge has ordered a halt to a vote recount on the controversial abortion measure, Amendment 1, pending an appeal by state election officials.
U.S. District Judge Kevin Sharp, who ordered the recount in April, issued the stay on Tuesday at the request of Tennessee election officials who are appealing his decision the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.
Sharp cited the potential price tag of a recount to Tennessee taxpayers — approximately $1 million — in issuing his order.
Should the Court of Appeals overturn his order, it "raises the possibility that public money may be spent on something which turns out to be unnecessary," Sharp wrote.
Read more: www.tennessean.com/story/news/2016/06/10/federal-judge-stays-abortion-vote-recount/85715276/
U.S. District Judge Kevin Sharp, who ordered the recount in April, issued the stay on Tuesday at the request of Tennessee election officials who are appealing his decision the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.
Sharp cited the potential price tag of a recount to Tennessee taxpayers — approximately $1 million — in issuing his order.
Should the Court of Appeals overturn his order, it "raises the possibility that public money may be spent on something which turns out to be unnecessary," Sharp wrote.
Read more: www.tennessean.com/story/news/2016/06/10/federal-judge-stays-abortion-vote-recount/85715276/