Tennessee § 6-52-204 - Return and canvass of election.
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§ 6-52-204. Return and canvass of election.
When the election is closed, the officers, judges and clerks holding the election shall certify the result of the election, together with the poll list of voters and ballots, and the same shall be duly returned to the county election commission, which shall canvass the ballots and verify the same as required by law in case of general elections. Acts 1901, ch. 165, § 4; Shan., § 1997a5; mod. Code 1932, § 3509; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-222; T.C.A., § 6-2-504 .
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