Tennessee § 18-6-101 Election - Term of office - Clerk of county legislative body

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§ 18-6-101 — Election - Term of office - Clerk of county legislative body

Tennessee § 18-6-101

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 18-6-101 (2026).

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(a)The county clerks are elected by the qualified voters of the respective counties over which the local jurisdiction of the county legislative body, respectively, extends.

(b)Their term of office is four (4) years.

(c)The county clerk shall be the clerk of the county legislative body.

(d)If any vacancy occurs in the office of county clerk, the vacancy shall be filled as provided for in § 5-1-104(b) .

(e)Before entering into the duties of the office, the county clerk shall take an oath to support the constitutions of this state and of the United States, and an oath of office. The county clerk shall execute an official bond. The bond must be prepared, executed, filed, and recorded in accordance with title 8, chapter 19. The amount of the bond must be in the sum of fifty thousand dollar

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(a) The county clerks are elected by the qualified voters of the respective counties over which the local jurisdiction of the county legislative body, respectively, extends. (b) Their term of office is four (4) years. (c) The county clerk shall be the clerk of the county legislative body. (d) If any vacancy occurs in the office of county clerk, the vacancy shall be filled as provided for in § 5-1-104(b) . (e) Before entering into the duties of the office, the county clerk shall take an oath to support the constitutions of this state and of the United States, and an oath of office. The county clerk shall execute an official bond. The bond must be prepared, executed, filed, and recorded in accordance with title 8, chapter 19. The amount of the bond must be in the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in counties with a population of less than fifteen thousand (15,000) and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in counties with a population of fifteen thousand (15,000) or more, according to the 2020 federal census or a subsequent federal census, or in such greater amount as the county legislative body by resolution may determine. (f) To qualify for election to the office of county clerk, a person must be a qualified voter of the county and a resident of the county for one (1) year prior to the date of the qualifying deadline for running as a candidate for county clerk.

Legislative History

Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 647,s 1, eff. 4/4/2024. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 207, s 13, eff. 7/1/2023. Code 1858, § 324 (deriv. Const. 1834, art. 6, § 13); Shan., §400; mod. Code 1932, § 650; modified; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, § 7; Acts 1978, ch. 934, § 22; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-601; modified; Acts 1981, ch. 318, § 8.