Knox County Republican Party Calls For Criminal Charges Following Alleged Illegal Voting Activity By Democrat Officeholder

Knox County Republican Party Calls For Criminal Charges Following Alleged Illegal Voting Activity By Democrat Officeholder

Knox County Republican Party Calls For Criminal Charges Following Alleged Illegal Voting Activity By Democrat Officeholder

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Press Release –

Knoxville, TN — The Knox County Republican Party announced that it has formally requested the Knox County District Attorney to pursue criminal charges against County Commissioner Courtney Durrett, citing alleged violations of Tennessee election law.

Under Tennessee Code Annotated § 2-7-115(b), participation in a political party’s primary is limited to voters who are bona fide members of that party or who intend to affiliate with that party. The Party asserts that this statute restricts participation in Republican primaries to Republican voters. The Party further states that encouraging individuals who do not meet these criteria to vote in a Republican primary constitutes solicitation of unlawful conduct.

According to information obtained by the Knox County Republican Party, Commissioner Durrett—an elected Democrat—voted in the ongoing Republican primary and has publicly encouraged other Democrats to do the same through social media posts.  Democrats have been unable to find candidates to run in their own primaries, and this is an intentional effort by Democratic officeholders to influence the outcome of the Republican primary.

The Knox Republican Party alleges that Commissioner Durrett’s actions constitute multiple violations of Tennessee law, including:

• Unlawfully voting in a primary election. under Tenn Code Ann.§ 2-7-115

  • Unlawfully voting in an election, a felony under Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-19-107
  • Soliciting others to commit a crime, under Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-12-102

The Knox County Republican Party has submitted a formal letter to the Knox County District Attorney outlining these allegations and requesting prosecution.

For additional information, please contact the Knox County Republican Party.

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3 Responses

  1. And this is how you stop cross over. Do some research and when you see that a voter is a staunch Democrat voting always as a Democrat it is time to investigate. When people pay for their criminal behavior that is how it gets stopped. The people must know that people are watching and checking and if you get caught you are going to prison. You don’t need a closed primary (because believe me I know, closed primary states have the same problem….cheaters will always find a way to cheat). We need not pass more laws we need to enforce the laws we already have.

  2. Lucifer’s accursed dimmercraps, criminals, idiots or both. She’s both.

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