Tennessee § 3-18-107 - Qualifications for appointment as delegate or alternate delegate.
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§ 3-18-107. Qualifications for appointment as delegate or alternate delegate.
An individual must satisfy the following requirements to be appointed as a delegate or as an alternate delegate to an Article V convention: The individual shall be a resident of Tennessee for at least one (1) full year immediately prior to the appointment; The individual shall be a registered voter in Tennessee; The individual shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age; and The individual shall not be registered or required to be registered as a lobbyist under chapter 6, part 3 of this title or under 2 U.S.C. § 1603, or rules or regulations adopted under such laws. An individual may not be appointed as a delegate or as an alternate delegate if the individual holds a federal elected or appointed office. The general assembly shall appoint delegates and alternate delegates so that, as near as practicable, the three (3) grand divisions are equally represented. Acts 2014, ch. 979, § 1; 2017, ch. 375, § 1. Amendments. The 2017 amendment rewrote the second sentence in (b) which read: “The two (2) delegates shall reside in different grand divisions of this state, and one (1) of the two (2) alternate delegates shall reside in the grand division not represented by the two (2) delegates.” Effective Dates. Acts 2014, ch. 979, § 2. May 22, 2014. Acts 2017, ch. 375, § 3. May 18, 2017. Cross-References. Grand divisions, title 4, ch. 1, part 2.
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