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Slanted guide handed to Monroe County voters, candidate says

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By Louie Brogdon 3 min read

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BY THE NUMBERSStatewide Amendment resultsAmendment // Yes // NoNo. 1 // 52.61 percent // 47.39 percentNo. 2 // 60.92 percent // 39.08 percentNo. 3 // 66.22 percent // 33.78 percentNo. 4 // 69.6 percent // 30.4 percentMonroe County resultsNo. 1 // 61.77 percent // 38.23 percentNo. 2 // 63.96 percent // 36.04 percentNo. 3 // 69.84 percent // 30.16 percentNo. 4 // 70.13 percent // 29.87 percent

A former Tennessee House of Representatives candidate says poll workers in Monroe County broke election law during early voting by distributing a misleading, politically slanted guide covering the four constitutional amendments on the Nov. 4 ballot.

Pamela Weston, a Democrat who ran an unsuccessful campaign for the House District 21 post, filed a complaint with Secretary of State Tre Hargett’s office Friday.

In the complaint, Weston said poll workers at two early voting locations in Monroe County had given voters the guides when questioned about the amendments on the ballot from Oct. 16 to Oct. 22.

In a phone interview Friday, Weston said the guide was written solely to influence voters. The worst examples were its instructions on Amendment 1, the so-called abortion amendment, and Amendment 3, the income tax amendment, she said.