Tennessee Democratic Rep. Justin Jones walked back onto the state house floor on Monday after Nashville’s city council voted to reinstate him to the state legislature.
-- The Nashville Metropolitan Council on Monday voted to reappoint Justin Jones to the Tennessee House of Representatives, sending the ousted lawmaker back to occupy the House District 52 seat as an interim representative.
State law allows local legislative bodies to appoint interim House members to fill the seats of expelled lawmakers until an election is held. "I believe the expulsion of State Representative Justin Pearson was conducted in a hasty manner without consideration of other corrective action methods," Lowery said in a statement.Protesters planned a day of action that included a rally before the Metro Council meeting before the march to the state Capitol.
"What happened was a travesty of democracy because they expelled the two youngest Black lawmakers, which is no coincidence from the Tennessee Legislature," Jones said Friday on"CNN This Morning.""Because we are outspoken, because we fight for our district." The letter from Holder and attorney Scott J. Crosby -- who are representing Jones and Pearson, respectively -- urged the House to not"compound its errors by taking any further retributive actions."
A"writ of election" for"primary elections for nominations by statewide political parties to fill the vacancy" must be scheduled within 55 to 60 days, state code says. And a general election to fill the vacancy must be scheduled within 100 to 107 days.According to Tennessee law, a state representative must be at least 21 years old, a US citizen, a resident of the state for at least three years, and a resident of their county for one year preceding the election.
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