Tennessee Dems lawsuit seeks release of absentee ballot info

A lawsuit has been filed against Tennessee elections officials seeking the release of absentee ballot information. The lawsuit was filed Sunday in Davidson County Chancery Court by the state Democratic Party and the campaign of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Marquita Bradshaw. It accuses elections officials of refusing to release the ballot information as required by state law. According to the lawsuit, the secretary of state’s office is required by Tennessee open records law to release if requested a list of voters who have not returned absentee ballots by the end of early voting, which was Saturday. The secretary of state’s office did not comply with the request, even instructing all 95 county election offices to withhold any information, according to the lawsuit.