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Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-32-208

Repeal of blue laws by referendum

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. King (2001)

Most recently applied in State v. King (January 2001)

Acts 1984, ch. 592, § 1.

(1) Any municipality having an ordinance prohibiting retail sales or deliveries of merchandise on Sunday may repeal the same by a referendum election for the ratification or rejection of the ordinance. The mayor and council by resolution may request the county election commission to hold a special or regular referendum election for the ratification or rejection of the Sunday ordinance; provided, that the county election commission receives the necessary resolution requesting the election at least thirty (30) days before the date on which the election is scheduled to be held.

(2) At any such election, the only question submitted to the voters shall be in the following form: “For ordinance prohibiting sale or delivery of retail merchandise on Sunday. Against ordinance prohibiting sale or delivery of retail merchandise on Sunday.”

(3) The election commission shall certify the result to the mayor and council of the municipality. If a majority of those voting in the referendum favor repeal, the ordinance thereby shall be repealed. If a majority of those voting in the referendum oppose repeal, the ordinance shall continue in effect until legally amended or repealed.

(4) A referendum on this subject shall not be held more than once every twelve (12) months from the date of election.

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.