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Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-7-108

Lost, stolen or destroyed ballots — Replacement — Wrong voting machines delivered — Written report of circumstances

Known as the Election Code

The act spans §§ 2–2 (475 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Stuart v. Anderson County Election Commission (2007)

Most recently applied in Stuart v. Anderson County Election Commission (April 2007)

Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-708.

(1) If the ballots for a polling place are lost, stolen, destroyed, not delivered to the polling place or the supply of paper ballots is insufficient for any reason, the officer of elections shall notify the county election commission immediately after learning of this fact. The commission shall provide replacements for the missing or destroyed ballots by delivering the ballots reserved under § 2-5-209 and by having such additional ballots prepared as may be necessary.

(2) If paper ballots or voting machines or both are delivered to the wrong polling place, the officer of elections shall notify the county election commission upon discovery of the error. The commission shall immediately have the proper ballots or voting machines delivered. Pending the arrival of the correct voting machines, the officer of elections shall proceed under § 2-7-119 as if the machines were out of order.

(3) At the close of the polls, the officer of elections shall make a written report of the circumstances causing the officer's action under this section to the county election commission which may make additions to the report and shall then transmit it to the grand jury of the county.

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.