The Shelby County Election Commission voted Tuesday to sue Memphis and Tennessee to settle the question of whether instant runoff elections are legal.

The commission voted unanimously to ask the Davidson County Chancery Court to make a declaratory judgment on whether it should follow the city charter and implement instant City Council runoffs as planned in 2019, or follow the direction of state elections coordinator Mark Goins, who in September opined that instant runoffs are illegal — although instant-runoff supporters say his arguments are based on misunderstandings.

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