On November 4, Tennessee voters passed Measure 2, which deletes language from the state Constitution providing that the voters elect state court judges.

Tennessee officials have not been holding such candidate-versus-candidate elections anyway, for some time. Instead, they have only been holding retention elections for sitting judges, asking the voters if they wish to retain a particular judge. That situation has caused many lawsuits to be filed against the state, in both state and federal court. Passage of Measure 2 puts an end to these lawsuits.