Tennessee § 2-9-108 - Voting machines to remain locked.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 2-9-108 — Voting machines to remain locked., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2-9-108. Voting machines to remain locked.
Each voting machine shall remain locked against voting for five (5) days after the certification of the election and as much longer as may be necessary or advisable because of a contest over the result of the election. When another election necessitating the use of a particular voting machine is to be held within a period of thirty (30) days after an election, that voting machine may be opened after five (5) days upon the agreement of all the candidates in the earlier election whose names appeared on the ballot on that machine. A voting machine may be opened and examined upon the order of any court of competent jurisdiction at any time. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-908; Acts 2010, ch. 1137, § 2.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2-9-108 ("Voting machines to remain locked.") 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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