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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 10 - CAMPAIGN FINANCES (§§ 2-10-101 — 2-10-406) › Part 4 - GUBERNATORIAL INAUGURATION FINANCE DISCLOSURE (§§ 2-10-401 — 2-10-406) › Section 2-10-402 - Part definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Contribution" means any advance, conveyance, deposit, distribution, transfer of funds, loan, loan guaranty, payment, gift, or subscription, of money or like thing of value, and any contract, agreement, promise or other obligation, whether or not legally enforceable, made for the purpose of defraying any expenses of a governor or governor-elect's inauguration or the celebration of a governor or governor-elect's inauguration;
(2)
"Multicandidate political campaign committee" means a political campaign committee to support or oppose two (2) or more candidates for public office or two (2) or more measures; and
(3)
"Person" means an individual, limited liability company, partnership, limited liability partnership, committee, association, labor organization or any other organization or group of persons, but does not mean a corporation or the executive officers or other representatives of a corporation.
Acts 2001, ch. 458, § 1; 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 1, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 10 - CAMPAIGN FINANCES (§§ 2-10-101 — 2-10-406) › Part 4 - GUBERNATORIAL INAUGURATION FINANCE DISCLOSURE (§§ 2-10-401 — 2-10-406) › Section 2-10-403 - Expense fund

Not later than thirty (30) days after being elected to the office of governor, the governor-elect shall establish a gubernatorial inauguration expense fund that shall be used to finance any event held for the purpose of celebrating the governor's inauguration. Such fund is subject to the contribution limits and reporting requirements provided in this part. Parts 1 and 3 of this chapter shall not apply to contributions made pursuant to this part.
Acts 2001, ch. 458, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 10 - CAMPAIGN FINANCES (§§ 2-10-101 — 2-10-406) › Part 4 - GUBERNATORIAL INAUGURATION FINANCE DISCLOSURE (§§ 2-10-401 — 2-10-406) › Section 2-10-404 - Contribution limits - Transfer of campaign funds

(a)
No person shall make contributions for the gubernatorial inauguration that, in the aggregate, exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
(b)
No multicandidate political campaign committee shall make contributions for the gubernatorial inauguration that, in the aggregate, exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500).
(c)
No corporation or executive officers or other representatives of any corporation doing business within this state shall make contributions for the gubernatorial inauguration that, in the aggregate, exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500).
(d)
The governor-elect may transfer funds from the governor-elect's campaign fund to the inauguration fund.
Acts 2001, ch. 458, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 10 - CAMPAIGN FINANCES (§§ 2-10-101 — 2-10-406) › Part 4 - GUBERNATORIAL INAUGURATION FINANCE DISCLOSURE (§§ 2-10-401 — 2-10-406) › Section 2-10-405 - Financial disclosure statement

(a)
The governor-elect shall file with the registry of election finance a statement of all contributions received and all expenditures made by or on behalf of the gubernatorial inauguration fund.
(b)
A statement filed under this section shall consist of either:
(1)
A statement that neither the contributions received nor the expenditures made during the period for which the statement is submitted exceeded one thousand dollars ($1,000); or
(2)
A statement setting forth:
(A)
Under contributions, a list of all the contributions received, as follows:
(i)
The statement shall list the full name and complete address of each person, multicandidate political campaign committee, or corporation contributing a total amount of more than five hundred dollars ($500) during the period for which the statement is submitted, and the amount contributed by that person, multicandidate political campaign committee, or corporation. The statement shall include the date of the receipt of each contribution; and
(ii)
The statement shall list as a single item the total amount of contributions of five hundred dollars ($500) or less; and
(B)
Under expenditures, a list of all expenditures made as follows:
(i)
The statement shall list the full name and address of each person to whom a total amount of more than five hundred dollars ($500) was paid during the period for which the statement is submitted, the total amount paid to that person, and the purpose thereof; and
(ii)
The statement shall list the total amount of expenditures of five hundred dollars ($500) or less each, by category, without showing the exact amount of or vouching for each such expenditure.
(c)
The financial disclosure statement for contributions made up until thirty (30) days before any inauguration event shall be filed no later than ten (10) days before the governor's inauguration. The financial disclosure statement for all other contributions shall be filed no later than thirty (30) days after the governor's inauguration.
Acts 2001, ch. 458, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 10 - CAMPAIGN FINANCES (§§ 2-10-101 — 2-10-406) › Part 4 - GUBERNATORIAL INAUGURATION FINANCE DISCLOSURE (§§ 2-10-401 — 2-10-406) › Section 2-10-406 - Unused funds

(a)
The governor may hold over funds from the governor's first inauguration to be used in a second inauguration if the governor is re-elected. If the governor is either in a second term, chooses not to run for re-election or is not re-elected, the governor has ninety (90) days to donate any funds remaining in the gubernatorial inauguration fund to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The governor may request from the registry of election finance an extension of an additional sixty (60) days to donate such remaining funds.
(b)
Once the funds have been donated as provided in subsection (a), a financial disclosure statement shall be filed with the registry of election finance disclosing who received such funds and the amount of such donation.
Acts 2001, ch. 458, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 11 - STATE ELECTION COMMISSION (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-202) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-115) › Section 2-11-101 - Composition of commission

(a)
The state election commission shall be composed of seven (7) members.
(b)
Wherever in this code the board of elections of the state is referred to, the term "state election commission" shall be substituted.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, §§ 1, 6; 1975, ch. 72, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., § 2-1101; Acts 2011, ch. 125, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 11 - STATE ELECTION COMMISSION (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-202) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-115) › Section 2-11-102 - Qualifications of members

Each member of the state election commission shall be at least twenty-five (25) years of age and shall have been a resident of the state for at least seven (7) years prior to such member's election. No more than two (2) members shall be from the same grand division, and each member shall have been a resident of the grand division such member represents for at least four (4) years preceding such member's election; provided, however, that if two (2) additional members are added pursuant to §
2-11-112
, then no more than three (3) members shall be from the same grand division.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1975, ch. 72, § 3; T.C.A., § 2-1102; Acts 2009, ch. 376, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 11 - STATE ELECTION COMMISSION (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-202) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-115) › Section 2-11-103 - Political composition of commission - Nominations

(a)
Four (4) members of the commission shall be members of the majority party, and three (3) members of the commission shall be members of the minority party.
(b)
Each member to be elected shall first be nominated by a joint senate-house caucus of the members of the party of which such person is a member.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1975, ch. 72, § 4; T.C.A., § 2-1103; Acts 2011, ch. 125, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 11 - STATE ELECTION COMMISSION (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-202) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-115) › Section 2-11-104 - Election of members

(a)
All members shall be elected for a term of four (4) years, beginning on the first Monday in May 1979.
(b)
The election of the members of the state election commission shall be by joint resolution of both houses of the general assembly. The election is to take place in the joint session of both houses in which each member of the general assembly shall be entitled to one (1) vote.
(c)
Elections shall be held on any date fixed by joint resolution, but shall be held prior to the fourth Monday in March of the year of the election.
(d)
Nomination of members shall be in accordance with §
2-11-103
.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1974, ch. 642, § 3; 1975, ch. 72, § 6; 1976, ch. 659, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1104.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 11 - STATE ELECTION COMMISSION (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-202) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-115) › Section 2-11-105 - Vacancies

(a)
Any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be a bona fide member of the same party as the person such person replaces.
(b)
If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the state election commission at the time when the general assembly is in session, the vacancy may be filled by the general assembly in the same manner as full terms are. A person elected to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the remainder of the unexpired term of the member whose place such person fills.
(c)
If a vacancy occurs at a time when the general assembly is not in session, the vacancy shall be filled by the remaining members of the commission. If the remaining members of the commission are not able to agree on a successor to fill the vacancy within thirty (30) days of the time when such vacancy occurs, the secretary of state, the comptroller of the treasury, and the state treasurer, or a majority of those officers shall fill the vacancy. Persons selected to fill vacancies under this subsection (c) shall serve only until the next session of the general assembly, when the general assembly shall fill the vacancies as if they had occurred when the general assembly was in session.
(d)
If the general assembly adjourns without filling any vacancies, vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as if they had occurred when the general assembly was not in session.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1105.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 11 - STATE ELECTION COMMISSION (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-202) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-115) › Section 2-11-106 - Qualification and organization

(a)
The members shall qualify within fifteen (15) days after their election and organize by the selection of one (1) member as chair and another as secretary.
(b)
The chair and secretary shall be elected for terms of one (1) year and shall be members of different political parties.
(c)
Failure on the part of a member to qualify by taking the oath shall vacate the election of such member.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1978, ch. 754, § 5; T.C.A., § 2-1106.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 11 - STATE ELECTION COMMISSION (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-202) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-115) › Section 2-11-107 - Compensation of members

Each member of the state election commission shall receive as compensation such sum as the general assembly may appropriate.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1107.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 11 - STATE ELECTION COMMISSION (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-202) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-115) › Section 2-11-108 - Expenses

(a)
The state election commission shall be allowed the necessary sum per annum, payable out of the state treasury, for stationery, postage, and expenses incidental to the conduct of the business of the commission, which shall be payable upon vouchers signed by the secretary and countersigned by the chair of the commission.
(b)
The members shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel expense incurred in the performance of their official duties in conformity with comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1976, ch. 806, § 1 (24); 1978, ch. 754, § 6; T.C.A., § 2-1108.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 11 - STATE ELECTION COMMISSION (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-202) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-115) › Section 2-11-109 - Meetings

All meetings of the state election commission shall be held in the city of Nashville and at a place selected by the commission.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1973, ch. 321, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1109.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 11 - STATE ELECTION COMMISSION (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-202) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-115) › Section 2-11-110 - Ex officio, nonvoting members

The chair of the state primary board of any statewide political party which has no members on the state election commission shall be an ex officio, nonvoting member of the state election commission.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1978, ch. 754, § 7; T.C.A., § 2-1110.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 11 - STATE ELECTION COMMISSION (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-202) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-115) › Section 2-11-111 - Members prohibited from serving as political candidate's campaign manager or treasurer

No member of the state election commission who is appointed to the commission after January 1, 2009, shall be the campaign manager or treasurer of any candidate's political campaign in a local, state or federal election during the commissioner's term of office. A violation of this section subjects the member to immediate removal from office by a majority vote of the other members of the state election commission. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a member of the state election commission from providing uncompensated advice on a one-on-one basis to a candidate or party officer, nor shall it prohibit providing a financial contribution to a candidate or party organization.
Acts 2008, ch. 1051, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 11 - STATE ELECTION COMMISSION (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-202) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-115) › Section 2-11-112 - Additional members from majority party added to commission

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, if the majority party, as defined in §
2-1-104
, changes as a result of the 2008 regular November election, then two (2) additional members from the majority party shall be added to the commission. The additional members shall meet the same qualifications and shall be appointed and elected in the same manner as other members of the commission.
Acts 2009, ch. 376, § 1; 2011, ch. 125, §§ 3, 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 11 - STATE ELECTION COMMISSION (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-202) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-115) › Section 2-11-113 - Removal of member by general assembly

The general assembly, by joint resolution, may remove a member of the state election commission for cause and may remove a member who becomes unqualified.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 250,s 8, eff. 10/1/2019.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 11 - STATE ELECTION COMMISSION (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-202) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-115) › Section 2-11-114 - Acceptance of funding - Collection and expenditure of fees

(a)
The state election commission, secretary of state, or coordinator of elections may only accept funding from appropriations of public funds from the United States government, the state of Tennessee, or a county or municipality in this state. The state election commission, secretary of state, or coordinator of elections shall not accept or expend any grant, gift, or funding from private persons, corporations, organizations, or political parties for conducting an election unless such acceptance or expenditure is approved by the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b)
The state election commission, secretary of state, and coordinator of elections may collect and expend fees authorized by law in this state.
(c)
This section does not apply to election information advertising, donation of use of a location for voting purposes, volunteer labor by citizens of this state, pens, sanitizer, or nominal items.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 306,s 1, eff. 5/4/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 11 - STATE ELECTION COMMISSION (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-202) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-115) › Section 2-11-115 - Disclosure of fees received for election services - Disclosure requirements and deadlines

(a)
Members of the state election commission shall disclose any employment or the receipt of a fee, commission, or another form of compensation, including in-kind contributions, received for services related to elections.
(b)
Such disclosure must include:
(1)
The name and address of the person or entity for whom the commissioner is employed or providing services;
(2)
The amount of the compensation;
(3)
The dates the services were rendered; and
(4)
A general description of the services rendered.
(c)
The commissioners shall make the disclosures required by subsection (a) on a form adopted by the state election commission.
(d)
A commissioner shall file the disclosures for employment that began, or an agreement to provide services entered into, before the commissioner was appointed within thirty (30) days of the beginning of the commissioner's term. A commissioner shall file all other disclosures within thirty (30) days of becoming employed or entering into an agreement to provide services. The disclosures must be recorded in the minutes of the state election commission.
(e)
Failure to timely file disclosures constitutes cause for removal under §
2-11-113
.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 389, s 3, eff. 5/11/2023.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 11 - STATE ELECTION COMMISSION (§§ 2-11-101 — 2-11-202) › Part 2 - COORDINATOR OF ELECTIONS (§§ 2-11-201 — 2-11-202) › Section 2-11-201 - Coordinator of elections

(a)
The secretary of state shall appoint the coordinator of elections, who shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary of state and for such compensation as the secretary of state determines.
(b)
The coordinator of elections is the chief administrative election officer of the state and shall obtain and maintain uniformity in the application, operation and interpretation of the election code.
(c)
Subject to the concurrence of the secretary of state, the coordinator of elections may make rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the election code. Copies of such rules and regulations shall be furnished to the state and county election commissions and to the state and county primary boards.
(d)
Subject to the prior approval of the secretary of state, the coordinator of elections may within budgetary limits employ such personnel and enter into such contracts for equipment as may be appropriate for the efficient discharge of the duties of the office.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1979, ch. 267, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1111; Acts 1984, ch. 728, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-118) › Section 2-12-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered]

(a)
If an administrator of elections attends a training, seminar, conference, or other educational event related to elections and such event is outside of this state, the administrator of elections must file a form prescribed by the coordinator of elections reporting, at a minimum, the following information:
(1)
The name of the event and the entity hosting or producing the event;
(2)
The location and date of the event;
(3)
The identity of the person or entity that paid for the attendance of the administrator of elections;
(4)
Number of days attended; and
(5)
The total amount of county, state, or federal funds used to attend the event, if any.
(b)
The administrator of elections shall file the form with the state election commission no later than fifteen (15) days after the date of the out-of-state training, seminar, conference, or other educational event related to elections.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 830,s 1, eff. 5/1/2024.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-118) › Section 2-12-101 - Commissioners - Appointment - Removal - Legal representation

(a)
The state election commission shall appoint, on the first Monday in April of each odd-numbered year, five (5) election commissioners for each county, for terms of two (2) years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The five (5) commissioners shall be the county election commission.
(b)
The state election commission shall remove a commissioner who becomes unqualified and may remove or otherwise discipline a commissioner for cause.
(c)
County election commissions shall be represented in legal proceedings as follows:
(1)
If the legal proceeding names the county election commissioners as defendants and the lawsuit involves a municipal election, the municipality concerned shall furnish counsel to represent the commissioners;
(2)
If the election involved in the legal proceedings is that of a county election, the county shall furnish counsel for the commissioners and if the election involved in the legal proceedings attacks a state law or presents a question concerning a state or federal election, the attorney general and reporter shall represent the commissioners either by the attorney general and reporter's own staff or by such counsel as the attorney general and reporter may designate;
(3)
The counsel furnished, whether by municipality or county, shall be that chosen by the election commission unless the commission carries an insurance policy providing coverage of claims asserted in a lawsuit, in which case the provisions of the insurance policy control with respect to representation of the commission; and
(4)
If, in order to properly discharge its duties, the county election commission has to bring legal action against a county or municipality, the compensation for the commission's legal representation shall be borne by the county or municipality, as the case may be.
(d)
The county election commission created by this section is the immediate successor to the commissioners of elections for each county. Wherever in the Tennessee Code the commissioners of elections for counties are referred to, the term "county election commission" shall be substituted.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 44,s 1, eff. 3/28/2019.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, §§ 1, 7; 1974, ch. 535, § 1; 1979, ch. 316, § 3; T.C.A., § 2-1201; Acts 1980, ch. 609, § 6; 1993, ch. 208, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-118) › Section 2-12-102 - Qualifications of commissioners

(a)
(1)
Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2), persons appointed to the county election commission shall be registered voters who have been residents of the state for five (5) years and residents of the county for which they are appointed for two (2) years.
(2)
In counties having a population of not less than two hundred seventy-six thousand (276,000) nor more than two hundred seventy-seven thousand (277,000), according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the persons appointed to the county election commission shall be registered voters who have been residents of the county for which they are appointed for two (2) years.
(b)
(1)
A county election commissioner who qualifies as a candidate for any public office while serving as a commissioner is automatically disqualified to continue in office as a commissioner, and a vacancy exists on the commission.
(2)
If an immediate family member of a county election commissioner is on the ballot for public office in the county in which the commissioner serves, the commissioner must:
(A)
Abstain from voting on any issues that directly affect the commissioner's immediate family member; and
(B)
Be recused from the official duties of the commission at least thirty (30) days before the election and the state election commission shall appoint a temporary replacement for the election. The recused county election commissioner is reinstated to the office after the election in question is certified.
(3)
As used in this subsection (b), "immediate family member" means a spouse, parent, sibling, or child.
(c)
A person employed as an assistant public defender or an assistant district attorney may serve as a county election commissioner if such assistant public defender or assistant district attorney does not work in the district in which such assistant public defender or assistant district attorney lives.
(d)
Subsection (c) shall not apply in any county having a population of not less than eight hundred ninety-seven thousand four hundred (897,400) nor more than eight hundred ninety-seven thousand five hundred (897,500), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 292, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1976, ch. 558, § 1; 1979, ch. 232, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., § 2-1202; Acts 2003 , ch. 374, §§ 19, 20.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-118) › Section 2-12-103 - Political division of commission

(a)
Three (3) members shall be members of the majority party and two (2) members shall be members of the minority party.
(b)
(1)
The members of the majority party on the state election commission shall appoint the persons who are required to be members of that party on county election commissions.
(2)
The members of the minority party on the state election commission shall appoint the persons who are required to be members of that party on county election commissions. The chair of the county election commission shall be a member of the majority party, and the secretary shall be a member of a minority party.
(3)
When members of another statewide political party are required to be appointed to a county election commission, they shall be nominated by the party's state primary board.
(4)
Before appointing county election commissioners, the members of the state election commission shall consult with the members of the general assembly serving each of the counties as to the persons to be appointed to the county election commissions.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1069,s 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1977, ch. 26, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1203.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-118) › Section 2-12-104 - Qualification by filing oath of office

Persons appointed to the county election commission shall qualify within twenty (20) days after their appointment by filing their oath of office with the secretary of the state election commission. A failure to qualify shall vacate the office of the person failing to qualify.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1204.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-118) › Section 2-12-105 - Organization

Within twenty (20) days after their appointment, the county election commissioners shall organize by the selection of a chair and a secretary of different political parties from among them. The county election commission shall within ten (10) days thereafter report to the secretary of the state election commission and to the coordinator of elections the names and addresses of the officers and other members of the commission.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1978, ch. 754, § 8; T.C.A., § 2-1205.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-118) › Section 2-12-106 - Vacancies

The county election commission shall give prompt notice of all vacancies to the state election commission, which shall appoint a new commissioner of the same political party as the vacating commissioner to fill the unexpired term.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1206.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-118) › Section 2-12-107 - Issuance of commissions of appointment - Records

(a)
The state election commission shall issue to the county election commissioners commissions of appointment signed by the chair.
(b)
The state election commission shall keep records of the names and addresses of all county election commissioners and their officers, of dates of appointment, and of political affiliations of commissioners, and shall keep the oaths filed by the commissioners.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 754, § 5; T.C.A., § 2-1207.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-118) › Section 2-12-110 - Administration of oaths

The county election commissioners may administer oaths in the performance of their duties.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1215.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-118) › Section 2-12-111 - Notices of elections

(a)
The county election commission shall publish, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or municipality in which the election is to be held, a notice of all elections, except special elections, not less than twenty-one (21) days before the qualifying deadline for candidates in the election which shall be named in the notice.
(b)
The county election commission shall publish, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county a notice of elections on questions not less than twenty (20) days nor more than thirty (30) days before the day of the election. The notice shall include in its entirety the resolution or other instrument requiring the holding of the election except for signatures or names.
(c)
The county election commission shall publish, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, a notice of every election, stating the day, time and polling places for the election, not more than ten (10) nor less than three (3) days before the day of the election.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1216; Acts 1981, ch. 478, § 20; 2011, ch. 412, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-118) › Section 2-12-112 - Members of county commission in office throughout each election day

In any county having a population of not less than eight hundred twenty-five thousand (825,000) nor more than eight hundred thirty thousand (830,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the members of the county election commission shall be in the commission office throughout each election day unless they are out for good cause.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1217; Acts 1993, ch. 518, §§ 2, 21.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-118) › Section 2-12-113 - Names of election officials failing to serve submitted to grand jury

The chair of the county election commission shall furnish the first grand jury sitting in the county after an election the names of all appointed election officials who failed to serve in the election and who did not notify the commission in advance that they could not. If an affidavit has been filed by an official with the commission setting forth why the official did not serve, the chair shall furnish it to the grand jury together with the chair's recommendation.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1978, ch. 754, § 9; T.C.A., § 2-1218.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-118) › Section 2-12-114 - Information provided for coordinator of elections

(a)
Each county election commission shall provide to the coordinator of elections the following information by precinct beginning on June 1, 1995, and each six (6) months thereafter:
(1)
The number of active voters and the number of inactive voters at the beginning of the reporting period;
(2)
The number of active voters and the number of inactive voters at the end of the reporting period;
(3)
The number of new valid voter registrations for the reporting period. This number shall not include duplicates, rejected registrations, and changes of names and addresses within the county; and
(4)
The number of active voters and the number of inactive voters purged during the reporting period.
(b)
Each county election commission shall on the same schedule established in subsection (a) provide to the coordinator of elections the following information for the county:
(1)
The number of registration applications received during the reporting period from the following categories of sources:
(A)
Those registering to vote in the county election commission office or other supplemental registrations held by or on behalf of the county election commission;
(B)
The department of safety, motor vehicle offices;
(C)
By-mail registration;
(D)
Public assistance agencies serving as voter registration agencies. This includes the following state departments: human services, mental health and substance abuse services,disability and aging, health, and veterans services;
(E)
State-funded agencies primarily serving persons with disabilities;
(F)
Armed forces recruitment offices; and
(G)
Passive registration agencies: public libraries, county clerks, and registers of deeds;
(2)
The number of duplicate registration applications received during the six-month period from the same categories of sources; and
(3)
The number of confirmation notices mailed out during the six-month period and the number of responses received to those confirmation notices.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 100, eff. 7/1/2024.
Acts 1979, ch. 317, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1221; Acts 1995, ch. 76, § 1; 2011 , ch. 158, § 1; 2012 , ch. 575, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-118) › Section 2-12-115 - Holdover powers of county election commission upon subdivision of county

In all cases not otherwise provided for, when fractions of counties have been cut off to establish a new county, the county election commission of each old county shall, until the next apportionment of representatives, hold all elections for governor, members of congress, and members of the general assembly.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1220.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-118) › Section 2-12-117 - Development of internet based electronic filing process

(a)
Each county election commission is authorized to develop, with the advice, assistance and approval of the registry of election finance, an internet based electronic filing process for use by candidates for local public office and all political campaign committees for a local election in such county or in the municipalities located in such county that are required to file statements and reports with such county election commission.
(b)
Such system shall provide each candidate and political campaign committee with secure access to the electronic filing system and provide safeguards against efforts to tamper or change the data in any way.
(c)
Once the electronic filing system is completed and tested, the county election commission shall provide public notice that the system is operational and available for filers to commence use.
(d)
If a county election commission decides to develop such an internet based electronic filing process, any and all costs for such development and internet posting shall be an expenditure of such county election commission.
(e)
If a county election commission develops and implements an internet based electronic filing process pursuant to this section, then the county election commission shall notify the division of elections in the secretary of state's office at least ninety (90) days prior to its use.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 177, s 1, eff. 4/17/2015.
Acts 2004, ch. 898, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-118) › Section 2-12-118 - Acceptance of funding - Collection and expenditure of fees

(a)
The county election commission or the administrator of elections may only accept funding from appropriations of public funds from the United States government, the state of Tennessee, or a county or municipality in this state. The county election commission or the administrator of elections shall not accept or expend any grant, gift, or funding from private persons, corporations, organizations, partnerships, or political parties for conducting an election unless such acceptance or expenditure is approved by the secretary of state or designee of the secretary of state.
(b)
The county election commission and the administrator of elections may collect and expend fees authorized by law in this state.
(c)
This section does not apply to election information advertising, donation of use of a location for voting purposes, volunteer labor by citizens of Tennessee, pens, sanitizer, or nominal items.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 306,s 2, eff. 5/4/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 2 - REGISTRARS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Section 2-12-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered]

(a)
An administrator of elections who qualifies as a candidate for public office while serving as administrator is automatically disqualified to continue in office as administrator.
(b)
If an immediate family member of an administrator of elections is on the ballot for public office in the county in which the administrator serves, the administrator is recused from the official duties of the administrator at least thirty (30) days before the election, and the county election commission shall appoint a temporary replacement for the election. The recused administrator is reinstated to the office after the election in question is certified.
(c)
As used in this section, "immediate family member" means a spouse, parent, sibling, or child.
(d)
This section applies to administrators of elections appointed on and after the effective date of this act.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 579,s 1, eff. 3/15/2024.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 2 - REGISTRARS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Section 2-12-202 - Precinct registrars and assistants - Appointment and duties

(a)
The majority party members of the county election commission shall appoint one (1) precinct registrar for each polling place, and the minority party members of the commission shall appoint one (1) precinct registrar for each polling place. The appointments shall be made for each election.
(b)
The commission may appoint for each polling place for each election only as many assistant precinct registrars as may be necessary to expedite voting.
(c)
Precinct registrars and assistant precinct registrars shall perform the duties imposed by this title and duties assigned them by the county election commission.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 268,Secs.s4, s5 eff. 4/25/2013.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1210; Acts 1993, ch. 518, §§ 4, 21.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 2 - REGISTRARS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Section 2-12-203 - Precinct registrars and assistants - Compensation

For each day's attendance upon registration periods and for attendance at the polls, precinct registrars and assistant precinct registrars shall be paid a minimum of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per day. The compensation may be increased by resolution of the county legislative body.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1211.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 2 - REGISTRARS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Section 2-12-204 - Absent precinct registrars

If a precinct registrar is absent on a day fixed for registration or for an election, the commissioners representing the same party as the absent registrar shall select a person who meets the requirements of this chapter to act for the absent precinct registrar during the period of such precinct registrar's absence.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1212.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 2 - REGISTRARS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Section 2-12-205 - Removal of precinct registrars for violation of oath

The commission may remove any precinct registrar for violation of such registrar's oath as a registrar.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1213.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 2 - REGISTRARS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Section 2-12-206 - Death or resignation of precinct registrars

If a precinct registrar dies, resigns or is removed, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the commissioners representing the same party as the registrar. The new appointee shall serve for the unexpired term of the person whom such appointee replaces.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1214.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 2 - REGISTRARS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Section 2-12-207 - Administration of oaths

The administrator of elections, deputies, precinct registrars and assistant precinct registrars may administer oaths in the performance of their duties.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1215.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 12 - COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Part 2 - REGISTRARS (§§ 2-12-NEW — 2-12-210) › Section 2-12-210 - Status as county employee unchanged

Nothing in Acts 1986, ch. 930 shall be construed as conferring upon any county election commission, administrator of elections or any other county election official, status as a state employee. All such persons shall be subject to all applicable purchasing and budgetary laws of such county.
Acts 1986, ch. 930, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 13 - POLITICAL PARTIES AND PRIMARIES (§§ 2-13-101 — 2-13-320) › Part 1 - POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION (§§ 2-13-101 — 2-13-115) › Section 2-13-101 - Chapter definitions

In this chapter, "political party" and "party" mean "statewide political party" unless another intent is clearly shown.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1302.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 13 - POLITICAL PARTIES AND PRIMARIES (§§ 2-13-101 — 2-13-320) › Part 1 - POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION (§§ 2-13-101 — 2-13-115) › Section 2-13-102 - Creation of state primary boards

(a)
Each political party shall have a state executive committee which shall be the state primary board for the party.
(b)
The state primary board shall perform the duties and exercise the powers required by this title for its party.
(c)
The state primary board of each statewide political party created by this section is the immediate successor to the state board of primary election commissioners of each party. Wherever in the Tennessee Code the state board of primary election commissioners of a political party is referred to, "state primary board" shall be substituted.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, §§ 1, 8; T.C.A., § 2-1303.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 13 - POLITICAL PARTIES AND PRIMARIES (§§ 2-13-101 — 2-13-320) › Part 1 - POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION (§§ 2-13-101 — 2-13-115) › Section 2-13-103 - State executive committee - Election - Composition - Terms

(a)
Members of the state executive committee for each party are elected at the regular August primary election immediately before the election of the governor.
(b)
In each party's primary its voters in each senatorial district shall elect one (1) man and one (1) woman as members of the state executive committee for terms of four (4) years beginning on September 15 following their election.
(c)
Persons elected shall qualify by taking the oath of office and filing it with the coordinator of elections.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1304.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 13 - POLITICAL PARTIES AND PRIMARIES (§§ 2-13-101 — 2-13-320) › Part 1 - POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION (§§ 2-13-101 — 2-13-115) › Section 2-13-104 - Party membership requirements for candidates

All candidates for state executive committee membership and for membership in the general assembly shall be bona fide members of the political party whose election they seek. Except as provided in §
2-13-115
, a party may require by rule that candidates for its nominations be bona fide members of the party.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 992,s 1, eff. 5/21/2018.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1973, ch. 106, § 3; T.C.A., § 2-1305.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 13 - POLITICAL PARTIES AND PRIMARIES (§§ 2-13-101 — 2-13-320) › Part 1 - POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION (§§ 2-13-101 — 2-13-115) › Section 2-13-105 - Vacancies on state executive committee

Each state executive committee may, by vote of its members, temporarily fill a vacancy in its membership due to death, resignation, disqualification, change of residence, persistent absence from meetings without good cause, or violation of the oath of office until a successor is chosen at the next regular August election.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1306.