NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court dealt abortion opponents and state elections officials a victory Tuesday by ruling that Tennessee won't have to recount votes on a constitutional amendment passed in 2014 that allows tougher abortion restrictions. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion Tuesday says the state's vote counting method on Amendment 1 was reasonable and true to the meaning of the Tennessee Constitution. It also says the count didn't infringe on the voting rights of the plaintiffs, eight abortion rights advocates who sued the state.