Tennessee § 2-12-202 - Precinct registrars and assistants — Appointment and duties.
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§ 2-12-202. Precinct registrars and assistants — Appointment and duties.
The majority party members of the county election commission shall appoint one (1) precinct registrar for each polling place, and the minority party members of the commission shall appoint one (1) precinct registrar for each polling place. The appointments shall be made for each election. The commission may appoint for each polling place for each election only as many assistant precinct registrars as may be necessary to expedite voting. Precinct registrars and assistant precinct registrars shall perform the duties imposed by this title and duties assigned them by the county election commission. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1210; Acts 1993, ch. 518, §§ 4, 21; 2013, ch. 268, §§ 4, 5.
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