Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-10-109

Duties of attorney general and reporter

Known as the Election Code

The act spans §§ 2-10-102 to 2-9-118 (475 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State Ex Rel. Commissioner of Transportation v. Medicine Bird Black Bear White Eagle (2001)

Most recently applied in State Ex Rel. Commissioner of Transportation v. Medicine Bird Black Bear White Eagle (July 2001)

Acts 1980, ch. 861, §§ 4, 10; 1989, ch. 585, §§ 17, 18.

(1) It is the duty of the attorney general and reporter to: Advise county election commissions, primary boards and administrators of elections of their duties and responsibilities required by this part;

(2) Provide opinions upon the requirements of this part to the members of the general assembly, district attorneys general, the state and county election commissions, and such other officials who are charged with the administration of this law; and

(3) Represent the registry of election finance in any action or lawsuit in any court of this state.

(4) It is the duty of each district attorney general to: Investigate any sworn complaint filed in accordance with § 2-10-108(c); and

(5) Seek injunctions from the chancery courts of this state to enforce this part against any campaign committee or candidate about whom a sworn complaint has been filed, if such action is justified.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.