Tennessee: Proposed bill would lower signature requirement for recalls in state

A new bill has been proposed to lower the signature requirement for recalls in Tennessee, though it is aimed directly at Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert. State Representative Mark White (R) hs proposed the change. The bill would lower the signature requirement from 15% of registered voters to 1%, which would be the lowest in the country (for Shelby County, the signature requirement would go from 87,000 to 5800). There would also be a grace period of 180 days at the start and end of the term.

The issue seems to be delays in getting car tags, part of which took place while Halbert was on vacation. Halbert claims to be a whistleblower and is accusing the county government of taking millions from her department and slowing down the license plate mailout process.