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Shelby County Board of Education authorizes litigation to challenge county commission's election realignment
Summary
The board voted 6-0 on Nov. 18, 2025 to direct its general counsel to retain outside counsel to assess and, if appropriate, sue to block a Shelby County Commission resolution that would realign school board elections and shorten the terms of five recently elected members.
The Shelby County Board of Education voted unanimously Nov. 18 to authorize its general counsel to retain outside attorneys to investigate and, if warranted, initiate litigation challenging a Shelby County Commission resolution that realigns school board elections and would place all nine seats on the 2026 ballot.
Board members said the commission's action abridges the terms of five recently elected members and could undermine voter expectations. Mr. Jenkins read the resolution into the record, which cites Tennessee Code Annotated (as read aloud in the meeting) regarding statutory terms…
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