Tennessee Code — 2
Browse 506 sections in division 2 of the Tennessee code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 2-1-101. Short title.
- § 2-1-102. Purpose.
- § 2-1-103. Scope of title.
- § 2-1-104. Title definitions.
- § 2-1-105. Voting eligibility.
- § 2-1-106. Absence from work allowed for voting.
- § 2-1-107. Signer of petition — Address required.
- § 2-1-108. Filing of required documents.
- § 2-1-109. Copies of documents — Certification.
- § 2-1-110. Publication of notice by commission or board.
- § 2-1-111. Oath of administrators of election laws.
- § 2-1-112. Restrictions on commission or board membership or service as campaign manager or treasurer or election official.
- § 2-1-113. Meetings of boards and commissions.
- § 2-1-114. Requisites for political parties.
- § 2-1-115. Computation of time.
- § 2-1-116. Removal of campaign advertising.
- § 2-1-117. Newspaper of general circulation.
- § 2-1-118. Consolidated report on the Help America Vote Act requirements and payments.
- § 2-1-119. Monitoring of elections by U.N. representative.
- § 2-2-101. Chapter definitions.
- § 2-2-102. Qualified voter.
- § 2-2-103. Effect of change of residence within thirty (30) days of election.
- § 2-2-104. Persons entitled to register.
- § 2-2-105. Permanency of registration.
- § 2-2-106. Acts purging registration — Notice.
- § 2-2-107. Precinct or municipality of registration — Change of habitation without change of residence.
- § 2-2-108. Commission offices — Hours — Functions.
- § 2-2-109. Registration periods.
- § 2-2-110. Registration of those unable to appear at commission office.
- § 2-2-111. Supplemental registrations generally.
- § 2-2-112. Online voter registration system.
- § 2-2-113. [Repealed.]
- § 2-2-114. Newspaper notice of commission office location — Notices of precinct or supplemental registrations.
- § 2-2-115. Registration by mail — Forms.
- § 2-2-116. Registration form.
- § 2-2-117. Voting record form.
- § 2-2-118. Filling out of permanent registration record — Change of registration or name.
- § 2-2-119. Disabled registrant — Inability to write signature or make mark.
- § 2-2-120. Determination of registrant's right to register — Declaration as a registered voter.
- § 2-2-121. [Repealed.]
- § 2-2-122. Principles for determination of residence — Factors involved.
- § 2-2-123. Cancellation of previous registration.
- § 2-2-124. Registration card.
- § 2-2-125. Rejected registration — Right to appeal — Reports of violations.
- § 2-2-126. Keeping of original and duplicate registration records.
- § 2-2-127. Permanent registration records open to inspection — Social security number redaction and use.
- § 2-2-128. Forms — Retention in commission's office.
- § 2-2-129. Transfer of registration — Procedure.
- § 2-2-130. Transfer of registration — New registration card.
- § 2-2-131. Replacement registration cards — Correction of errors in registration records.
- § 2-2-132. Purging of permanent registration records.
- § 2-2-133. Report to coordinator of elections of deaths in state — Notification of county commissions — Information from social security administration death master file — Cancellation of registrations — Purge of records.
- § 2-2-134. Notice of cancellation attached to registration records — Cancelled registrations — Rejected ballots.
- § 2-2-135. [Repealed.]
- § 2-2-136. Forms and supplies.
- § 2-2-137. Alternative electronic or microfilm registration system.
- § 2-2-138. Voter registration lists — Purchase by citizens.
- § 2-2-139. Restoration of suffrage to persons convicted of infamous crimes.
- § 2-2-140. Duplicate voter registrations.
- § 2-2-141. Proof of citizenship for registering to vote.
- § 2-2-142. Training for individuals or organizations who conduct voter registration drives — Submission of voter registration forms — Restrictions regarding applicant’s personal information — Penalties.
- § 2-2-143. [Repealed.]
- § 2-2-201. Voter registration applications through department of safety — Contents.
- § 2-2-202. Voter registration through other state agencies.
- § 2-2-203. Prohibited acts by registering agencies — Penalty.
- § 2-2-204. Registration procedures.
- § 2-2-205. Registration procedures where agency does not require applications for its services.
- § 2-2-206. Form for declining to register.
- § 2-2-207. Rules and regulations.
- § 2-2-301. Purpose.
- § 2-2-302. Automated Electoral System (AES) designated as official list of registered voters.
- § 2-2-303. Transfer of data from county election commission offices to the state coordinator of elections.
- § 2-3-101. Polling places — Designation — Relocation.
- § 2-3-102. Precincts — Establishment, consolidation, or change of boundaries.
- § 2-3-103. Maximum size of precincts.
- § 2-3-104. Ratio of number of voters to voting machines.
- § 2-3-105. Publication of changes in precinct boundaries — Notice to affected voters and office of local government.
- § 2-3-106. Description of boundaries — Filing and recordation — Availability to general assembly.
- § 2-3-107. Polling places — Physical requirements — Use of public buildings — Rentals for private buildings.
- § 2-3-108. Polling places — Tables and chairs for officials — Voting compartments — Supplies.
- § 2-3-109. Voters with disabilities and elderly voters.
- § 2-3-110. Procedures when emergency necessitates change to polling place location within 10 days of election day.
- § 2-3-201. Hours of election.
- § 2-3-202. Judicial and county officers — Time for election.
- § 2-3-203. General assembly members, congressional representatives, presidential electors, and governor — Time for election.
- § 2-3-204. Elections on questions.
- § 2-3-205. All elections on same day to be held at same time and place.
- § 2-3-206. Runoff following primary election for municipal office — Procedure for absentee voting required.
- § 2-3-301. Purpose of part — Pilot projects — Convenient voting centers.
- § 2-3-302. Establishment of convenient voting centers.
- § 2-3-303. Determination of number of convenient voting centers.
- § 2-3-304. Publication of location of convenient voting centers — Notification to voters and government officials.
- § 2-3-305. Applicability of polling place requirements.
- § 2-3-306. Voting period for convenient voting centers.
- § 2-3-307. Evaluation report of pilot projects.
- § 2-3-308. Establishment of convenient voting centers in county that conducted a pilot project.
- § 2-4-101. Officials conducting elections.
- § 2-4-102. Appointment of election officials and inspectors.
- § 2-4-103. Residence and age qualifications of election officials.
- § 2-4-104. Judges to be of different political parties.
- § 2-4-105. Election officials and inspectors — Limitation on number from same party — Exception.
- § 2-4-106. Nominations for appointments as election officials — Appointment by commission.
- § 2-4-107. Notice of appointment — Form.
- § 2-4-108. Instruction of election officials — Compensation.
- § 2-4-109. Compensation paid officials for services.
- § 2-4-110. Filling vacancies — Notice of appointment.
- § 2-4-111. Administration of oaths.
- § 2-5-101. Time for filing — Required signatures — Failure to file — Filing office hours — Prohibited acts — Death or late withdrawal of candidates.
- § 2-5-102. Nominating petitions — Form — Requirements.
- § 2-5-103. Candidates for statewide elections.
- § 2-5-104. Candidates for other than statewide elections.
- § 2-5-105. Certification of political party nominees.
- § 2-5-106. Certification of attorney on nominating petition.
- § 2-5-107. Inapplicability of part to certain retention elections.
- § 2-5-201. Printing of ballots.
- § 2-5-202. Separate general and primary election ballots.
- § 2-5-203. Independent candidates.
- § 2-5-204. Placing of names on ballots — Withdrawal or disqualification of candidate — Death of candidate.
- § 2-5-205. Presidential preference primary — Printing of names on ballot — Withdrawal of name.
- § 2-5-206. Forms of ballots on voting machines.
- § 2-5-207. Form of paper ballots.
- § 2-5-208. Arrangement of material on ballots.
- § 2-5-209. Number of paper ballots for each precinct — Number reserved for emergency use — Use of ballot-on-demand technology.
- § 2-5-210. Instruction cards.
- § 2-5-211. Sample ballots.
- § 2-5-212. [Repealed.]
- § 2-5-213. Instruction facilities for voters.
- § 2-5-214. Ballot boxes.
- § 2-5-215. Bound duplicate registration records.
- § 2-5-216. Supplies for each polling place.
- § 2-5-217. Ballot boxes paid for by state.
- § 2-5-218. Ballot supplies for persons with visual impairments.
- § 2-5-219. Candidates nominated by write-in votes — Withdrawal of name.
- § 2-6-101. Purpose of chapter and part — Construction.
- § 2-6-102. Early voting applications — Ballots — Time for voting.
- § 2-6-103. County election commission office hours.
- § 2-6-104. Voting machines for early voting.
- § 2-6-105. Voter assistance — Assistance by person convicted of voter fraud prohibited.
- § 2-6-106. Voter unable to write signature or make mark — Assistance by person convicted of voter fraud prohibited.
- § 2-6-107. Application and supplies limited.
- § 2-6-108. Attesting officials.
- § 2-6-109. Verification of signature — Voting — Affidavits — Voting booths.
- § 2-6-110. Early voting application — Uniform forms.
- § 2-6-111. Filling out application to vote early.
- § 2-6-112. Satellite voting location — Option not to have early voting.
- § 2-6-113. Designation of satellite location outside boundaries of one of counties where municipality lies in two or more counties.
- § 2-6-201. Methods of voting absentee.
- § 2-6-202. Voting absentee — Applications — Ballots.
- § 2-6-203. Filling out application to vote by mail and voter's affidavit.
- § 2-6-204. Rejected applications and ballots.
- § 2-6-206. Absentee ballots for person participating in address confidentiality program.
- § 2-6-207. Assistance by person convicted of voter fraud prohibited.
- § 2-6-301. Duplicate registration form filed in binder — Computerized reports — List posted.
- § 2-6-302. Central absentee ballot counting board.
- § 2-6-303. Delivery of poll books and other records to board — Process of ballots.
- § 2-6-304. Procedure of counting board.
- § 2-6-305. Election laws applicable.
- § 2-6-306. Absentee voter dying prior to election day — Disposition of ballot.
- § 2-6-307. Disposition of registration records after election.
- § 2-6-308. Early and absentee voting applications — Uniform forms.
- § 2-6-309. Absentee ballot envelope — Requirements — Voter's affidavit form.
- § 2-6-310. Ballot requirements.
- § 2-6-311. Absentee ballot boxes — Requirements.
- § 2-6-312. Official forms at expense of state.
- § 2-6-401. Emergency absentee ballots.
- § 2-6-501. Voting or registering by mail outside United States or by armed forces — Envelopes.
- § 2-6-502. Armed forces personnel — Persons temporarily outside United States — Procedure.
- § 2-6-503. Special write-in absentee ballots.
- § 2-6-601. Methods of voting at licensed nursing homes.
- § 2-7-101. Officer of elections.
- § 2-7-102. Judges.
- § 2-7-103. Persons allowed in polling place.
- § 2-7-104. Poll watchers.
- § 2-7-105. Election officials — Vacancies — Administration of oath — Compensation.
- § 2-7-106. Failure of all officials to appear — Appointment of replacements to election commission — Voting pending appointment.
- § 2-7-107. Delivery of election supplies.
- § 2-7-108. Lost, stolen or destroyed ballots — Replacement — Wrong voting machines delivered — Written report of circumstances.
- § 2-7-109. Ballot boxes — Locked during voting.
- § 2-7-110. Examination and final preparation of machines.
- § 2-7-111. Posting of sample ballots and instructions — Arrangement of polling place — Restrictions.
- § 2-7-112. Procedure for voting.
- § 2-7-113. Voting by machine.
- § 2-7-114. Voting by paper ballots.
- § 2-7-115. Residence requirements — Primary election voting requirements.
- § 2-7-116. Assistance to disabled, illiterate or blind voters — Certified record — Assistance by person convicted of voter fraud prohibited.
- § 2-7-117. Write-in procedure where voting machines are used.
- § 2-7-118. Time limit for voting — Removal of voter.
- § 2-7-119. Machine out of order — Procedure.
- § 2-7-120. Spoiled ballots.
- § 2-7-121. Rejected ballots.
- § 2-7-122. Management of machine during voting.
- § 2-7-123. Challenges to right to vote — Oath of challenged voter.
- § 2-7-124. Challenges — Grounds and procedure.
- § 2-7-125. Challenged voter — Voting procedure.
- § 2-7-126. Challenge on ground of party membership.
- § 2-7-127. Closing of the polling place.
- § 2-7-128. Duties after closing the polls.
- § 2-7-129. Unused paper ballots — Disposal.
- § 2-7-130. Locking of machine — Canvass and proclamation of votes on voting machines.
- § 2-7-131. Counting of ballots.
- § 2-7-132. Completion of duplicate tally sheets — Certification — Final proclamation of vote.
- § 2-7-133. Ballots which may be counted.
- § 2-7-134. Return of keys at close of election.
- § 2-7-135. Lists of election officials prepared by officer of elections.
- § 2-7-136. Public announcement of results — Certification of results on demand of any candidate or watcher.
- § 2-7-137. Items to be locked in ballot box after certification of the completed tally sheets.
- § 2-7-138. Delivery of locked ballot box and supplies or equipment to county election commission.
- § 2-7-139. Removal of supplies from polling place prohibited.
- § 2-7-140. Procedures for certain inactive voters.
- § 2-7-141. Procedures for certain active voters.
- § 2-7-142. Use of mobile electronic or communication devices at polling places.
- § 2-7-143. Tennessee Freedom of Speech Act.
- § 2-8-101. Meeting of county election commission following election.
- § 2-8-102. Undelivered returns.
- § 2-8-103. Form of returns — Sufficiency.
- § 2-8-104. Comparing votes from tally tapes to tabulated election results.
- § 2-8-105. Certification of tabulation and results.
- § 2-8-106. Mailing and filing of tabulation and certification.
- § 2-8-107. Disposition and keeping of pollbooks — Computerized counties.
- § 2-8-108. Preservation of paper ballots and other ballot supplies.
- § 2-8-109. Messenger to bring county returns to the secretary of state.
- § 2-8-110. Public calculation and comparison of votes — Declaration of election — Certificates of election.
- § 2-8-111. Tie votes.
- § 2-8-112. Messenger to bring county returns to general assembly.
- § 2-8-113. Primary elections — Determination of results.
- § 2-8-114. Primary elections — Tie votes.
- § 2-8-115. Primary elections — Certification of nominees.
- § 2-8-116. Right of candidate to receive certified copies of poll lists and tally sheets.
- § 2-9-101. Specifications — Contract for modification.
- § 2-9-102. Equipment furnished for machine.
- § 2-9-103. Voting machine technicians.
- § 2-9-104. Custody of machines and keys.
- § 2-9-105. Preparation of machines for election.
- § 2-9-106. Delivery of machines to polling places.
- § 2-9-107. Storage of machines.
- § 2-9-108. Voting machines to remain locked.
- § 2-9-109. Precincts required to use voting machines — Use of paper ballots in certain municipal elections.
- § 2-9-110. Use of non-standard machines.
- § 2-9-111. Payment for machines.
- § 2-9-112. State financing of voting machines — Agreement.
- § 2-9-113. State financing of voting machines — Purchase.
- § 2-9-114. Funding for voting machine loan fund.
- § 2-9-115. Use of voting machines owned by another governing body.
- § 2-9-116. Use of voting machines by groups of citizens.
- § 2-9-117. Approval of voting machines — Reexamination of machines to ensure certification.
- § 2-9-118. Prohibited acts by voting systems vendor or vendor's agent — Prohibited solicitation or acceptance by election officials.
- § 2-10-101. Short title — Application — Administration — Adoption of more stringent requirements.
- § 2-10-102. Chapter definitions.
- § 2-10-103. Duties of county election commissions.
- § 2-10-104. Affirmation of statements before witness.
- § 2-10-105. Filing of contribution, loan and expenditure statements — Deadlines — Certification of treasurers and other officers — Retention of records — Additional reporting requirements.
- § 2-10-106. Supplemental semiannual statements of contributions and expenditures — Funds maintained in segregated campaign accounts.
- § 2-10-107. Content of statements — Closing out accounts — Reporting of in-kind contributions.
- § 2-10-108. Sworn complaint on statements of candidates — Penalty for false complaint.
- § 2-10-109. Duties of attorney general and reporter.
- § 2-10-110. Penalties.
- § 2-10-111. Notification of local election by county election commission — Report of compliance with statement filings — Reporting of late filings.
- § 2-10-112. Application of outstanding balance of campaign account cannot exceed campaign contribution limits.
- § 2-10-113. Digital currency as campaign contribution.
- § 2-10-114. Campaign funds — Allocation of unexpended contributions — Use of funds — Specifically prohibited uses of funds — Allocation of funds on death of incumbent or candidate.
- § 2-10-115. Disclosure of income, positions and trusts by the governor, secretary of state, comptroller of the treasury, treasurer, governor's cabinet, cabinet level staff, or their spouses — Posting of information — Form.
- § 2-10-116. Honorarium defined — Acceptance of honorarium by public official.
- § 2-10-117. Contributions from political action committees within ten days of election.
- § 2-10-118. Filing by responsible party with prior assessment record.
- § 2-10-119. Transfer of funds or assets from federal to state election campaign committee prohibited.
- § 2-10-120. Authority of county election commission.
- § 2-10-121. Registration fee for political campaign committees.
- § 2-10-122. Definitions for §§ 2-10-122 — 2-10-128.
- § 2-10-123. Violations at state level — Penalties.
- § 2-10-124. Violations at local level — Penalties.
- § 2-10-125. Disclosure of contract for consulting services to the Tennessee ethics commission.
- § 2-10-126. Disclosure of fees, commissions or any other form of compensation for consulting services to the Tennessee ethics commission.
- § 2-10-127. Reports by members of the general assembly, members-elect of the general assembly, governor, members of the governor's staff, secretary of state, treasurer, or comptroller of the treasury regarding siblings, spouses or children who are lobbyists.
- § 2-10-128. Disclosures required of members of the general assembly.
- § 2-10-129. Disclosure of fees paid to a member of the general assembly or the member's spouse for services performed outside of the state.
- § 2-10-130. Disclosure of fees, commissions or other compensation for consulting services paid to the governor, secretary of state, comptroller of the treasury, treasurer, governor's cabinet, cabinet level staff, or their spouses.
- § 2-10-131. Investment of campaign funds.
- § 2-10-132. Designation as a political campaign committee for reporting purposes.
- § 2-10-201. Short title.
- § 2-10-202. Legislative intent.
- § 2-10-203. Registry of election finance — Creation — Appointments — Qualifications — Administration.
- § 2-10-204. [Repealed.]
- § 2-10-205. Jurisdiction to administer and enforce certain statutes.
- § 2-10-206. Registry of election finance — Duties.
- § 2-10-207. Registry of election finance — Powers.
- § 2-10-208. Applicability of part.
- § 2-10-209. Enforcement — Chancery court petitions and orders.
- § 2-10-210. Authority to establish or levy penalty or sanction.
- § 2-10-211. Electronic filing system.
- § 2-10-212. Audits and investigations of reports and statements.
- § 2-10-213. Power and authority of registry in conducting audits and hearings — Subpoenas — Contempt.
- § 2-10-214. Required training program for members of registry.
- § 2-10-301. Short title — Jurisdiction.
- § 2-10-302. Contribution limits.
- § 2-10-303. Indirect contributions — Political action committees.
- § 2-10-304. Loans.
- § 2-10-305. Retention or transfer of funds.
- § 2-10-306. Aggregate limits — Exemptions.
- § 2-10-307. Violations — Return of unlawful contributions.
- § 2-10-308. Penalties.