Tennessee Election Commissioner Mark Goins continues to play his games aimed at delaying the Memphis vote on surrendering the charter of Memphis City Schools.
If you are connecting the dots on your scorecard, he works for Secretary of State Tre Hargett, former Bartlett legislator who remains plugged into local suburban politics and is unlikely to be doing anything that is not coordinated with Tennessee Senator Mark Norris and other suburban Republicans.
Put simply, the games continue.
Click here to read Mr. Goins latest letter feigning confusion over what the Memphis City Schools Board of Commissioners intended when it voted to give Memphians the right to vote at referendum on this question.
Between, Goins, Hargett, Giannini, Norris, etc. they intend to keep this up until they can sneak their special district through.
My question is 1) why can’t the City Council play along with Goins first ruling, pass an endorsement, and move ahead with an election, OR 2) when is someone going to start legal action through the courts to let us have our vote?
Mr. Marshall’s response to Mr. Goins’ letter says it all.
Bingo, Dwayne! The City Council could call a special meeting this week and request an election; could have already done so in fact. Then all the hurdles would have been cleared and we’d be on our way to an election. Clearly there aren’t the votes for it, or they already would have done it.
Anon-
I don’t think the council can call a special meeting. I believe I read that the council must stick to a predetermined schedule, but I could be mistaken. Public notice and participation.