The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports the decision was made as part of a lawsuit filed against the state by former Democratic U.S. Rep. Lincoln Davis, who says he was wrongfully kept from voting in the state’s presidential primary in March.
Attorney George Barrett, who represents Davis and the state Democratic Party, told the paper that the two sides have agreed to ask U.S. District Judge Kevin Sharp to appoint a special master to investigate claims that 11,000 voters’ records contain partial or completely blank voting histories.
