English-only vote may be illegal, Metro attorneys say
tennessean.com
26-Aug-2008 3 related
        

Semantics could decide whether measure will be on Nov. 4 ballot By JANELL ROSS and JENNIFER BROOKS • Staff Writers • August 26, 2008 A vote on a measure to make English Nashville's official language was placed in jeopardy late Monday when Metro's legal department ruled it may be illegal to put the measure on the ballot. The fate of the English-only charter amendment may come down to a question of the meaning of... [read full story]                    

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