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Tennessee Statutes, Title 2

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Title 2, Elections

20 chapters · 539 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 2539 Ch 10, Campaign Finances69 Ch 2, Voter Registration54 Ch 19, Prohibited Practices51 Ch 13, Political Parties and Primaries44 Ch 7, Procedure at the Polling Place43 Ch 6, Absentee Voting39 Ch 12, County Election Commissions30 Ch 5, Ballots and Supplies26 Ch 3, Place and Time of Elections24 Ch 1, General Provisions20 Ch 9, Voting Machines19 Ch 8, Determination of Results17 Ch 11, State Election Commission17 Ch 18, Contested Election of Governor17

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-4-101 Officials conducting elections
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All elections shall be held by election officials appointed under this title.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-4-102 Appointment of election officials and inspectors
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(a) (1) Not more than ninety (90) days nor less than ten (10) days before each election, the county election commission shall appoint the following minimum number of election officials to hold elections at each polling place: one (1) officer of elections, and three (3) judges. Tw…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-4-103 Residence and age qualifications of election officials
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(a) Officers of elections, judges, machine operators, precinct registrars and assistant precinct registrars shall be registered voters and shall reside in the county in which they are appointed to serve. (b) Inspectors shall be registered voters at a polling place in the county a…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-4-104 Judges to be of different political parties
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Not more than two (2) of the judges at a polling place may be of the same political party, if persons from different political parties are willing to serve. When primary elections are being held, at least one (1) judge shall be appointed from each party having a primary at the po…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-4-105 Election officials and inspectors — Limitation on number from same party — Exception

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(a) As nearly as practicable, no more than one-half (½) of the number of election officials at a polling place and no more than one-half (½) of the whole number of inspectors may be members of the same political party. In applying the rule of this section to inspectors, inspector…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-4-106 Nominations for appointments as election officials — Appointment by commission

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(a) Each county primary board shall, and each county executive committee may, nominate persons for appointment as election officials, including precinct and assistant precinct registrars. (b) The county election commission shall appoint such nominees as election officials to meet…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-4-107 Notice of appointment — Form

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The secretary of the county election commission or the administrator of elections shall notify each official of such official's appointment by mail or email in substantially the following form: To You have been appointed by the County Election Commission as a (state in what capac…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-4-108 Instruction of election officials — Compensation

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(a) The coordinator of elections shall create minimum standards for educating election officials throughout the state for use by the county election commissions. The standards shall include instructing election officials as to their duties during an election and educating the off…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-4-109 Compensation paid officials for services

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(a) Officers of elections, judges, machine operators, and inspectors shall be paid for their services on election day a minimum of fifty dollars ($50.00). Compensation for such persons shall be paid as soon as possible after the election. The compensation may be increased by the …

Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-4-110 Filling vacancies — Notice of appointment

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If a county election commission determines that an official whom it has appointed cannot serve, the commission shall appoint a registered voter of the county to fill the vacancy and shall give the voter notice of such appointment.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-4-111 Administration of oaths

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The officers of elections may administer oaths in the performance of their duties.