Tennessee § 2-7-125 - Challenged voter — Voting procedure.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 2-7-125 — Challenged voter — Voting procedure., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2-7-125. Challenged voter — Voting procedure.
If the judges determine unanimously that the person is not entitled to vote, the person shall vote by paper ballot and the person's ballot shall be deposited in a sealed envelope marked “Rejected” with the person's name, the reason for rejection, and the signatures of the judges written on it. If the judges do not agree unanimously to rejection, the person shall be permitted to vote as if unchallenged. In either case the challenge and outcome shall be noted on the back of the voter's duplicate permanent registration record and on the poll lists. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-725.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2-7-125 ("Challenged voter — Voting procedure.") 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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