Tennessee § 2-18-115 - Resolution evidence of election — Inauguration.
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§ 2-18-115. Resolution evidence of election — Inauguration.
The resolution shall be the evidence that the person named in the resolution has been elected governor and is entitled to be inaugurated. A copy of the resolution certified by the speaker of the senate and the tellers shall be issued to such person. The governor-elect shall thereafter be inaugurated as soon as practicable, on a day to be designated by resolution of the general assembly. The oath of office shall be administered by the chief justice or an associate judge of the supreme court in the presence of the general assembly or a committee appointed by them. The governor's term of office shall date from January 15 next following the November in which the election was held. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1815.
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