Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-17-101

Jurisdiction — Standing

Known as the Election Code

The act spans §§ 2–2 (475 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case William Thomas McFarland v. Michael S. Pemberton (2017)

Most recently applied in William Thomas McFarland v. Michael S. Pemberton (September 2017)

Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1701.

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(1) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, election contests shall be tried in the chancery court of the division in which the defendant resides. The chief justice of the supreme court shall assign a chancellor from a different division to decide a contested election of chancellor.

(2) The incumbent office holder and any candidate for the office may contest the outcome of an election for the office. Any campaign committee or individual which has charge of a campaign for the adoption or rejection of a question submitted to the people may contest the election on the question.

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.