After some much deserved attention on Rutherford County Election Commission Chairman Tom Walker’s blatant and unapologetic violation of state law on two separate occasions (Monday and Tuesday) in the same week, the county attorney stepped in and talked some sense into the man.
It’s too bad Chairman Walker and Election Commissioner Doris Jones still have their jobs, but you can count on us keeping a very close eye on the people the state Republican Party saw fit to entrust with our local election process.
Tennesseans will not stand for politicians who thumb their noses at the rule of law and obstruct the constitutional right to have our voices count in a fair and transparent election. And attacks on the rights of media to report on the public’s interest will be defended here, in court and at the ballot box.
Here is a report from today’s front page of the Daily News Journal.
Rutherford County Attorney Jim Cope informed The Daily News Journal late Wednesday afternoon that he had talked with County Election Commission Chairman Tom Walker regarding the application process for the administrator’s position.
“After our discussion, Mr. Walker … said he will be bringing in all the applications to the Election Commission Office before the end of the business day Thursday, and presumably they will be available for public inspection,” Cope said.
Walker could not immediately be reached for comment.
