Tennessee § 2-7-119 - Machine out of order — Procedure.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 2-7-119 — Machine out of order — Procedure., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2-7-119. Machine out of order — Procedure.
If a voting machine being used in an election becomes out of order, it shall be repaired if possible or another machine substituted as promptly as possible. If repair or substitution cannot be made and other machines at the polling place cannot handle the voters, the paper ballots provided for the polling place shall be used and, if necessary, ballots shall be provided under § 2-7-108. If a voting machine becomes out of order while it is being used, the crosses (X) shall be cleared from its face by the names of candidates and by questions. The voter may then vote on another machine or by paper ballot as the judges decide. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-719.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2-7-119 ("Machine out of order — Procedure.") 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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