Tennessee § 2-12-111 - Notices of elections.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 2-12-111 — Notices of elections., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2-12-111. Notices of elections.
The county election commission shall publish, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or municipality in which the election is to be held, a notice of all elections, except special elections, not less than twenty-one (21) days before the qualifying deadline for candidates in the election which shall be named in the notice. The county election commission shall publish, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county a notice of elections on questions not less than twenty (20) days nor more than thirty (30) days before the day of the election. The notice shall include in its entirety the resolution or other instrument requiring the holding of the election except for signatures or names. The county election commission shall publish, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, a notice of every election, stating the day, time and polling places for the election, not more than ten (10) nor less than three (3) days before the day of the election. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1216; Acts 1981, ch. 478, § 20; 2011, ch. 412, § 6. Cross-References. Newspaper of general circulation defined, § 2-1-104 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 10 Tenn. Juris., Elections, § 10.
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Section 2-12-111 ("Notices of elections.") 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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