Ironically, in the same year in which Ohio and Pennsylvania Democrats took advantage of the ability to win primaries by write-in votes, Tennessee Democrats were making it more difficult for anyone to be nominated by write-in votes at primaries. On May 27 (Saturday), the last day of the Tennessee 2006 legislative session, a bill pushed by Democrats just barely passed. It changes the formula for the number of write-ins needed to win a primary, from 5% of the number of voters who turn out in that primary, to 5% of the number of registered voters. Thanks to Michael Morrison for this news.
This is not surprising when you consider how corrupt the TN politicians are. 10 of them are being investigated in the Tennessee Waltz Sting. 5 of the 10 are from Memphis. Everyone in politics in Memphis should be investigated.
They not only made it harder for write-ins,as they were leaving they voted themselves raises everytime the state employees get a raise. They also increased the retired governors pension from 35,000 to 77,000 per year. The governors pay also went from 85,000 to 105,000. All this on the last day in session and without fanfare. Leave it to the good ole boys.