Tennessee § 6-53-108 - Petitions for recall elections.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 6-53-108 — Petitions for recall elections., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6-53-108. Petitions for recall elections.
The charter of any municipality to the contrary notwithstanding, any petition or petitions required to be filed under a municipal charter in order to cause a recall election of whatever type or kind, whether in the nature of a new municipal election prior to the next regular election or otherwise, shall contain one (1) or more specific grounds for removal. This section shall be construed to be remedial and shall be given a liberal and retroactive effect where legally permissible. Acts 1981, ch. 323, §§ 1, 2. Cross-References. Special elections, title 2, ch. 14. Collateral References. Application of constitutional “compactness requirement” to redistricting. 114 A.L.R.5th 311. State court jurisdiction over congressional redistricting disputes. 114 A.L.R.5th 387. Sufficiency of particular charges as affecting enforceability of recall petition. 114 A.L.R.5th 1. Sufficiency of technical and procedural aspects of recall petitions. 116 A.L.R.5th 1.
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