21 chapters · 395 sections in this title.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 5-4-101 Vote required for removal
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Where an old county is reduced for the purpose of forming a new one, the seat of justice in the old county shall not be removed without the concurrence of two thirds (⅔) of both branches of the general assembly, nor shall the seat of justice of any county be removed without the c…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 5-4-102 Order of election
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The county legislative body may at any regular meeting, a majority of the members concurring, order an election to ascertain if the people desire the county seat to be removed.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 5-4-103 Balloting procedure
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Each voter shall put on such voter's ballot the name of the place to which such voter desires the county seat removed or mark the words “no removal.”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 5-4-104 Counting of votes — Removal
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(a) The county election commission shall make its return to the county mayor, and at the next regular meeting of the county legislative body after the election, the vote shall be counted and the result declared. (b) If the proposition to remove the county seat received the requis…