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TN Code § 2-9-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Voting Machines|§ 2-9-102. Equipment Furnished for Machine

 The county election commission shall have each voting machine furnished:   With an electric light or a substitute for one which will give sufficient light to enable the voters while in the booth to read the ballot labels and to enable election officials to examine the counters; and   With a curtain or other equipment so as to conceal the voter and the voter's action while voting.
TN Code § 2-9-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Voting Machines|§ 2-9-103. Voting Machine Technicians

  The representatives of each political party on the county election commission shall jointly appoint a voting machine technician who is a member of their political party and who is qualified by training or experience to prepare and maintain the voting machines, and the county election commission shall appoint as many assistants as may be necessary for the proper preparation of the machines for elections and for their maintenance, storage, and care.   The voting machine technicians, under the direction of the commission, shall have charge of the voting machines and shall represent the commission during the preparation of the voting machines.   The voting machine technicians shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioners who appointed them. The assistants shall serve at the pleasure of the commission.   The commission shall fix the compensation of the voting machine technicians and assistants commensurate with the work required.   Duties imposed on the voting machine technician by this chapter shall be performed jointly by the voting machine technicians.    Any voting machine technician appointed by the county election commission who performs such duties on a part-time basis and who has other full-time employment shall be excused without pay from such full-time employment for the days required for the performance of the technician's duties.   No employer of a voting machine technician being excused from employment pursuant to this section shall require such technician to use vacation time or other leave time for the days such technician has been excused from employment to perform the technician's duties.
TN Code § 2-9-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Voting Machines|§ 2-9-104. Custody of Machines and Keys

  The local authority adopting voting machines shall have custody of them when they are not in use at an election and shall preserve and keep them in repair. All keys for voting machines shall be securely locked between elections by the voting machine technician. A public officer, who is entitled to the custody of the machine for any period of time, is entitled to the keys necessary for the proper use of the machines in the officer's charge.   Local authorities shall provide ample police protection against tampering with or injury to the voting machines after they have been prepared for and during an election and shall provide adequate storage at all other times.
TN Code § 2-9-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Voting Machines|§ 2-9-105. Preparation of Machines for Election

  The county election commission shall have the proper ballot labels placed on the voting machines and shall have the machines put in proper order for voting with the registering counters set at zero (000), the counting mechanisms locked, and each machine sealed with a pre-numbered seal. The voting machine technician shall certify in writing that, before sealing each machine but after preparing it for an election, such technician has tested each voting lever and that each machine is in proper working order.   Before examining the voting machines to determine whether they are properly set up, the commission shall mail notices to the chairs of the county executive committees of the political parties and to independent candidates stating where and when the machines will be examined. Each county executive committee chair and county primary board chair may designate a representative who may be present to see that the machines are properly prepared for use in the election.   When the machines have been examined, the party representatives and either the commission or the voting machine technician shall make a certificate in writing which shall be filed in the county election commission office stating the number of machines, whether all of the machines are set at zero (000), the number registered on each protective counter and the number on each metal seal with which the machines are sealed.   The keys for each machine shall be sealed in an envelope showing the location where the machine is to be used, the number of the machine, the number on the protective counter, and the seal number.   The commission may delegate its duty to examine the machines to the voting machine technician.
TN Code § 2-9-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Voting Machines|§ 2-9-106. Delivery of Machines to Polling Places

 The election commission shall ensure that the voting machines are delivered to the polling places in a timely manner and are set up in the proper manner for use at the election.
TN Code § 2-9-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Voting Machines|§ 2-9-107. Storage of Machines

 Within twenty-four (24) hours after the close of the polls, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the voting machine technician shall have the machines returned to the storage places provided under § 2-9-104(b).
TN Code § 2-9-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Voting Machines|§ 2-9-108. Voting Machines to Remain Locked

 Each voting machine shall remain locked against voting for five (5) days after the certification of the election and as much longer as may be necessary or advisable because of a contest over the result of the election. When another election necessitating the use of a particular voting machine is to be held within a period of thirty (30) days after an election, that voting machine may be opened after five (5) days upon the agreement of all the candidates in the earlier election whose names appeared on the ballot on that machine. A voting machine may be opened and examined upon the order of any court of competent jurisdiction at any time.
TN Code § 2-9-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Voting Machines|§ 2-9-109. Precincts Required to Use Voting Machines — Use of Paper Ballots in Certain Municipal Elections

  Precincts having more than three hundred (300) registered voters shall be equipped by the county in which they are located with voting machines for use in all elections and smaller precincts may be so equipped. If the governing body of any county does not provide voting machines as required by the preceding sentence, the county election commission, instead of the county governing body, shall equip the precincts with voting machines in accordance with §§ 2-9-112 — 2-9-114. However, in counties having populations of not less than twelve thousand one hundred (12,100) nor more than twelve thousand two hundred (12,200), according to the federal census of 1970 or any subsequent federal census, voting machines for any precinct having fewer than one thousand (1,000) registered voters shall not be purchased without the approval of the county commission.   Any municipality with a population of five thousand (5,000) or less, according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, may elect to use paper ballots instead of voting machines for municipal elections, when there is no opposition for any of the offices involved. Such decision shall be made known to the county election commission at the time the municipality directs the election commission to call its election.
TN Code § 2-9-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Voting Machines|§ 2-9-110. Use of Non-Standard Machines

  The county election commission, with the approval of the coordinator of elections and the state election commission, may provide for the use of voting machines which do not meet the requirements of this title except under this section.   Machines and procedure for such use shall provide as much protection for the purity of the ballot and against election fraud as do voting machines which otherwise meet the requirements of this title.   The use of voting machines in compliance with this section and the rules of the coordinator of elections shall be as valid for all purposes in an election as if the machines had otherwise met the requirements of this title for voting machines.
TN Code § 2-9-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Voting Machines|§ 2-9-111. Payment for Machines

 The governing body of a city, town or county may adopt voting machines and, upon the adoption and purchase of voting machines, shall provide for payment for the machines in the way it deems for the best interest of the locality and may for that purpose issue bonds, certificates of indebtedness or other obligations which shall be a charge on the city, town or county. Such bonds, certificates or other obligations may be issued with or without interest, payable at such time or times as the authorities may determine, but shall not be issued or sold at less than par. If it is proposed that bonds be issued to finance the purchase of voting machines, such bonds may not be issued unless approved in an election by a majority of the votes cast by the voters of the city, town or county affected.
TN Code § 2-9-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Voting Machines|§ 2-9-112. State Financing of Voting Machines — Agreement

 When the governing body of a county requests the coordinator of elections to have the state finance the acquisition of a specified number of voting machines under §§ 2-9-112 — 2-9-114, the governing body of the county and the coordinator of elections shall enter into an agreement to be known as a “contract, lease and option,” subject to the following requirements:   The original lease term shall be for a period agreed to by the governing body of the county and the coordinator of elections. The county shall have the exclusive right and option to extend the term of the lease from year to year for periods of one (1) year at a time for an agreed period. The total lease period shall in no case exceed twenty (20) years.   The rentals prescribed for the original term and for each of the full number of years for which the lease may be extended shall not be less than the amounts required in each of such years to amortize the total amount of bonds issued to defray the cost of the machines.   The governing body of the county shall agree, in each effective year of the lease, to maintain the voting machines.   If the governing body of the county fails or neglects to pay any of the rentals prescribed, the commissioner of finance and administration shall retain the sum necessary for such payment out of any state funds distributable to the county for any purpose. No statutory requirement that any distributable, state collected, locally shared funds shall be used exclusively for a designated purpose shall be construed as preventing the commissioner of finance and administration from taking out of such fund.   The contract, lease and option may contain any other reasonable provision deemed necessary and desirable by the commissioner, the coordinator of elections or the governing body of the county.   Subject to all of the above, when the governing body of a county requests the coordinator of elections to have the state finance the cost of modifying its voting machines in order to comply with the specifications of this chapter, the governing body of the county and the coordinator of elections shall enter into an agreement to be known as a “voting machine loan agreement.” The agreement shall be subject to all the terms and conditions as if the county were purchasing machines. The agreement shall provide that the state maintain a lien on such machines until such agreement is satisfied and that such agreements are subject to an annual interest rate of six percent (6%).
TN Code § 2-9-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Voting Machines|§ 2-9-113. State Financing of Voting Machines — Purchase

  The commissioner of finance and administration shall purchase or otherwise acquire voting machines to carry out § 2-9-112.   The coordinator of elections, subject to the approval of the commissioner, shall determine the number of machines to be purchased for the governing body of any county and enter into agreements, as provided in § 2-9-112, with the county for the financing of the machines. The coordinator of elections in determining the number of machines to be purchased for a county shall consider the following factors:  The amount of state funds available for the financing of voting machines;   Whether the county is making an initial acquisition of machines or is replacing old machines;   The need of the county for assistance in purchasing machines; and   Such other considerations as may be pertinent to carry out the purposes of this title.
TN Code § 2-9-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Voting Machines|§ 2-9-114. Funding for Voting Machine Loan Fund

 All moneys paid by the county to the coordinator of elections under the provisions of either the contract, lease and option or the “voting machine loan agreement” shall be paid into the “voting machine loan fund” and shall be used to fund subsequent loans pursuant to § 2-9-112 in the manner provided by law. Nothing in this section shall be construed to exclude or prevent future appropriations for the purpose of funding the voting machine loan fund.
TN Code § 2-9-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Voting Machines|§ 2-9-115. Use of Voting Machines Owned by Another Governing Body

 Nothing in this chapter shall prevent voting machines owned or controlled by one governing body from being used by another governing body when arrangements to do so are agreed upon by the affected governing bodies.
TN Code § 2-9-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Voting Machines|§ 2-9-116. Use of Voting Machines by Groups of Citizens

 A county election commission may establish and implement a policy permitting the use of voting machines by a group of citizens; provided, that in any county having a metropolitan form of government, the decision to implement the policy is subject to the approval of the local governing body.
TN Code § 2-9-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 9 - Voting Machines|§ 2-9-117. Approval of Voting Machines — Reexamination of Machines to Ensure Certification

 The state coordinator of elections and the state election commission shall approve any voting machine before a county election commission purchases such machine. Before the 2002 election cycle and at least every eight (8) years thereafter, the state coordinator of elections and the state election commission shall reexamine all voting machines to ensure such machines still meet the minimum criteria for certification. If a particular machine is not recertified by the coordinator of elections and the state election commission, the affected county election commission shall have two (2) years to purchase and implement machines that are properly certified.
TN Code § 2-15-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 15 - Presidential Elections|§ 2-15-101. Selection of Presidential Electors

 At the regular November election immediately preceding the time fixed by the law of the United States for the choice of president and vice president, as many electors of president and vice president as this state may be entitled to shall be elected. Each registered voter in this state may vote for the whole number of electors. The persons, up to the number required to be chosen, having the highest number of votes shall be declared to be duly chosen electors.
TN Code § 2-15-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 15 - Presidential Elections|§ 2-15-102. Residence Requirements for Electors

 For each congressional district there shall be elected one (1) elector who is a resident of the congressional district from which such elector is elected, and for the state there shall be two (2) electors who may be residents of any part of the state.
TN Code § 2-15-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 15 - Presidential Elections|§ 2-15-103. Duties of Governor

 The governor shall perform the duties with respect to the electors required of the governor by the laws of the United States.
TN Code § 2-15-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 15 - Presidential Elections|§ 2-15-104. Meeting of Electors

  The electors shall meet at the seat of government of this state at the time prescribed by the laws of the United States and perform the duties required of them by the laws of the United States.   The governor shall immediately deliver to the electors present a certificate of all the names of the electors.    The electors shall cast their ballots in the electoral college for the candidates of the political party which nominated them as electors if both candidates are alive.   If the presidential candidate of the party is dead or both the presidential and vice presidential candidates of the party are dead, the electors may cast their ballots in the electoral college as they see fit.   If the vice presidential candidate of the party is dead, the electors shall cast their ballots in the electoral college for the presidential candidate of the political party which nominated them as electors but may cast their ballots in the electoral college for vice president as they see fit.
TN Code § 2-15-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 15 - Presidential Elections|§ 2-15-105. Vacancies

 If any elector fails to appear before nine o'clock a.m. (9:00 a.m.), prevailing time, on the day on which electors are to cast their votes for president and vice president, the electors present shall, immediately and in the presence of the governor, elect any resident citizen of the state to fill such vacancy.
TN Code § 2-16-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 16 - Members of Congress|§ 2-16-101. Vacancies

  If a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator, a successor shall be elected at the next regular November election and shall hold office until the term for which the predecessor was elected expires. If the vacancy will deprive the state of its full representation at any time congress may be in session, the governor shall fill the vacancy by appointment until a successor is elected at the next regular November election and is qualified.   If a vacancy occurs in the office of representative in congress, within ten (10) days of such vacancy occurring the governor shall, by writs of election, order a special election to fill the vacancy. The governor shall, by writs of election, set a date not less than fifty-five (55) nor more than sixty (60) days from the date of the writs for primary elections for nominations by statewide political parties to fill the vacancy and shall, by the same writs of election, set a date of not less than one hundred (100) nor more than one hundred seven (107) days from the date of the writs for a general election to fill the vacancy. Candidates for the primary elections and independent candidates for the general election shall qualify as required in regular elections but shall file qualifying petitions before twelve o'clock (12:00) noon, prevailing time, on the sixth Thursday before the day of the primary elections. Except where this subsection (b) makes different provisions, chapter 14 of this title shall govern elections required by this subsection (b). The state primary boards shall perform their duties under chapter 8 of this title with respect to primaries held under this subsection (b) as quickly as practicable and shall certify the nominees of their parties to the county election commissions no later than twelve o'clock (12:00) noon, prevailing time, on the thirty-fifth day before the day of the general election.
TN Code § 2-16-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 16 - Members of Congress|§ 2-16-102. Establishment of Congressional Districts

 The general assembly shall establish the composition of districts for the election of members of the house of representatives in congress after each enumeration and apportionment of representation by the congress of the United States. The districts may not be changed between apportionments.
TN Code § 2-17-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Contested Elections|§ 2-17-101. Jurisdiction — Standing

  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, election contests shall be tried in the chancery court of the division in which the defendant resides. The chief justice of the supreme court shall assign a chancellor from a different division to decide a contested election of chancellor.   The incumbent office holder and any candidate for the office may contest the outcome of an election for the office. Any campaign committee or individual which has charge of a campaign for the adoption or rejection of a question submitted to the people may contest the election on the question.
TN Code § 2-17-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Contested Elections|§ 2-17-102. Contests for Offices of General Assembly Members

 Contests for the office of senator in the general assembly are decided by the senate, and contests for the office of representative in the general assembly are decided by the house of representatives.
TN Code § 2-17-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Contested Elections|§ 2-17-103. Contests for Office of Presidential and Vice Presidential Elector

  Contests for the office of presidential and vice presidential elector shall be decided finally and unreviewably before the last day of November by the presidential electors tribunal composed of the governor, secretary of state and attorney general and reporter.   A petition of contest shall be filed with the secretary of state and a copy of the petition delivered to the chair of the state executive committee of the political party against whose electors the complaint is made within ten (10) days after the election. The petition shall state each ground of complaint specifically and concisely.   A hearing shall be held on the petition between the fifth and tenth day after it is filed at a time and place set by the governor. The governor shall publish a notice of the hearing in each grand division in a newspaper of general circulation. No other pleadings are required. The complaining political party or candidate for elector and each other candidate may be present at the hearing in person and by counsel, may examine and cross-examine witnesses, and may introduce evidence relevant to the grounds of protest.   The governor may administer oaths and subpoena witnesses for the tribunal. The hearing is not subject to the rules of evidence as applied in courts.   After deciding the contest by majority vote, the tribunal shall record its decision and file it with the returns of the election. The governor, secretary of state, and the attorney general and reporter shall then proceed under § 2-8-110 as in uncontested elections.
TN Code § 2-17-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Contested Elections|§ 2-17-104. Contest of Primary Election

  Any candidate may contest the primary election of the candidate's party for the office for which that person was a candidate.   To institute a contest, the candidate shall, within five (5) days after the certification of results by the county election commission, file a written notice of contest with the state primary board of the candidate's party and with all other candidates who might be adversely affected by the contest. In the notice the candidate shall state fully the grounds of the contest.   The state primary board shall hear and determine the contest and make the disposition of the contest which justice and fairness require, including setting aside the election if necessary.