Tennessee § 8-11-101 - Election — Term of office.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-11-101 — Election — Term of office., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-11-101. Election — Term of office.
A county trustee is elected for each county by the qualified voters thereof, and holds office for four (4) years and until a successor is qualified. If a vacancy shall occur in the office of trustee, the vacancy shall be filled as provided for in § 5-1-104(b). Code 1858, § 424 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 2, § 4); Shan., § 520; mod. Code 1932, § 772; impl. am. Tenn. Const., art. 7, § 1 as amended in 1960; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 194, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1101; Acts 1981, ch. 318, § 6. Cross-References. Accounting for fees, §§ 8-22-101 — 8-22-117 . Annual audit, § 4-3-304 . Deputies and assistants, title 8, ch. 20. Election and term of office of trustee, Tenn. Const., art. VII, § 1. Election contests, title 2, ch. 17. Election, term of office and removal, Tenn. Const., art. VII, § 1. Election, time for holding, § 2-3-202 . Payment for office supplies, § 8-26-104 . Salary, §§ 8-24-106 . Vacancies in office, Tenn. Const., art. VII, §§ 2, 5. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 8 Tenn. Juris., Counties, § 22.
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