Trump, still highly influential among the GOP, continues to repeat unfounded claims of absentee voting election fraud. Lyle contradicted them by ruling that Tennessee must offer widespread absentee voting amid the pandemic, and it did for the Aug. 6 primary. The state Supreme Court overruled her and restored the requirement of an excuse for absentee voting for November. However, the high court also ruled that people could vote absentee if they believed they or someone in their care faced a higher risk of COVID-19. A spokesperson for Hargett's Department of State didn't explicitly call for Lyle's removal, but reiterated complaints about the judge.

Source: ABC News March 08, 2021 19:30 UTC