There are 3 article(s) tagged Registry of Election Finance:

• September 2020

  • Secret vote regarding Joe Towns violated Open Meetings Act, chancellor rules

    Davidson County chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle ruled Friday, Sept. 25, the Registry of Election Finance violated Tennessee’s Open Meetings Act with a secret email vote in early April approving a civil penalty settlement for state Rep. Joe Towns of Memphis.

    By Sam Stockard September 25, 2020

• July 2020

  • Attorney General advises Election Finance Registry to vote again on Towns settlement

    The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance is set to take another vote July 8 to reduce civil penalties against state Rep. Joe Towns after the Attorney General's Office advised it to reaffirm what critics are calling “secret” action that led to an open meetings lawsuit.

    By Sam Stockard July 01, 2020

• August 2019

  • Registry of Election Finance hits Towns with another $10,000 penalty

    The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance levied another $10,000 civil penalty against state Rep. Joe Towns Wednesday, raising his total to $55,000. But he is refusing to pay out of protest and could be planning legal action.

    By Sam Stockard August 19, 2019