There are 2 articles by Mike Carpenter :

• April 2023

  • Opinion: A former Republican elected official calls out the legislature

    A former long-time Republican and elected official on the General Assembly’s treatment of the Tennessee Three: “How our community and leaders respond in this moment will determine if democracy can survive.”

    By Mike Carpenter April 11, 2023

• February 2022

  • Education

    Guest column: Proposed bill to outlaw ranked choice voting disrespects voters

    “RCV makes elections fairer, faster, easier and cheaper, reducing barriers to participation by allowing voters to go to the polls just once rather than having to come back a second time for a runoff election” but the Tennessee Legislature is considering a bill that would outlaw it.

    By Earle J. Fisher, Mike Carpenter February 14, 2022