Tennessee § 2-7-127 - Closing of the polling place.
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§ 2-7-127. Closing of the polling place.
At the time set for the closing of the polling place, the officer of elections shall place one (1) of the election officials at the end of the line of persons waiting to vote. No other person may then get in line to vote. The polls shall be closed as soon as all persons in the line ahead of the election official have voted regardless of when the polls opened. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-727. Attorney General Opinions. Absentee and early voting ballots may not be totaled—and thus may not be released—until all polling places in the county are closed. Under T.C.A. § 2-7-127 , polling places are closed only when all persons waiting in line to vote at the time set for closing have voted. OAG 19-12, 2019 Tenn. AG LEXIS 15 (8/26/2019).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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