Tennessee § 2-7-118 - Time limit for voting — Removal of voter.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 2-7-118 — Time limit for voting — Removal of voter., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2-7-118. Time limit for voting — Removal of voter.
No voter who is voting without assistance may remain in a voting machine booth or occupy a voting compartment for more than five (5) minutes if other voters are waiting or more than ten (10) minutes in any event. If a voter refuses to leave after such time elapses, the officer of elections shall have the voter removed. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-718; Acts 2004, ch. 480, § 9.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2-7-118 ("Time limit for voting — Removal of voter.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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