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Some states will throw out your ballot if you die before the votes are counted:

In Montana, you don’t even have to bother showing up at your own wedding to legally tie the knot:

“Ceremony No. 1,” says the judge, Heidi Ulbricht. That would be the marriage between two members of the Air Force far, far removed from this room in the Flathead County Courthouse. The real groom is 7,300 miles away, in Qatar, while the real bride is merely 1,700 miles away, in Kent

Is the Hamilton County Commission required to appoint an interim Sheriff if one leaves office prematurely? It depends on what one's definition of the word "shall" is. As at least two writers point out in the Chattanoogan, the directive in state law seems awfully clear. It doesn't say that the Commission "may" or "could" or even "should" appoint an interim Sheriff. It says "shall."

 The caseworkers at the Grassy Knoll Institute are probably having a four star alert.

A curious transcript purportedly about President John F. Kennedy’s assassination has been discovered among boxes of memorabilia that were long forgotten in an old safe at the Dallas County district attorney’s office.

Some early returns, mostly early voting and absentee ballots, out of Hamblen County --

In the presidential primary for the GOP: John McCain had the lead with about 41% of the votes, followed by Bill Huckabee 32% and then Mitt Romney with 17%

In the presidential primary for the Democrat party: Hillary Clinton with about 66%, Barack Obama with 12%.

The local sales tax increase referendum was a dead heat, with about 51% voting yes, 49% voting no.

Bedford County Board of Commissioners will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, following a zoning public hearing, in the second floor courtroom at the county courthouse. Here are some items on the agenda: School...