Tennessee § 9-21-211 - Limitation on election contests.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 9-21-211 — Limitation on election contests., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-21-211. Limitation on election contests.
No suit, action or other proceeding contesting the validity of the bond election shall be entertained in any of the courts of this state unless such suit, action or other proceeding is commenced within ten (10) days from the date of canvassing of the returns and the determination and declaration of the results thereof by the governing body, whichever is later. Acts 1986, ch. 770, § 2-11.
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Section 9-21-211 ("Limitation on election contests.") 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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