Time limit for voting — Removal of voter
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 (2009)
Most recently applied in Stuart v. Anderson County Election Commission (February 2009)
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-718; Acts 2004, ch. 480, § 9.
(1) No voter who is voting without assistance may remain in a voting machine booth or occupy a voting compartment for more than five (5) minutes if other voters are waiting or more than ten (10) minutes in any event.
(2) If a voter refuses to leave after such time elapses, the officer of elections shall have the voter removed.
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.