The Tennessee Republican Party State Executive Committee (SEC) on Saturday passed a resolution in opposition to legislation that would restrict local officials from replacing traditional primary voting for county officials with caucuses, a system that has historically been opposed by Republicans ranging from President Donald Trump to the late Rush Limbaugh.
An image of the resolution posted to the social media platform X state’s the SEC’s opposition to House Bill (HB) 855 by State Representative Lee Reeves (R-Franklin) and Senate Bill (SB) 799 by Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin), which would require state parties conduct elections to county offices using the same primary method required in most other state and federal elections.
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