Tennessee § 6-3-103 - Residence requirements for officers.
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§ 6-3-103. Residence requirements for officers.
No person shall be eligible for the office of mayor unless such person has resided within the municipality for at least one (1) year next preceding the election. No person shall be eligible for the office of alderman unless such person has resided within the ward for at least one (1) year next preceding the election. Residence within any area annexed in a year preceding an election shall be counted in meeting the residence requirement of this section. Any officer moving from such officer's ward, in the case of an alderman, or moving from the municipality, in the case of the mayor, during the term of office shall be presumed to have vacated the office, and it shall be declared vacant, and filled as provided in § 6-3-107. Acts 1991, ch. 154, § 1. Attorney General Opinions. Payment of mayor's salary during voluntary leave of absence, OAG 98-0127, 1998 Tenn. AG LEXIS 127 (7/20/98). Residency requirements in T.C.A. § 6-3-103 do not apply in cities incorporated under private acts, OAG 06-055, 2006 Tenn. AG LEXIS 56 (3/28/06).
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Section 6-3-103 ("Residence requirements for officers.") 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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