Tennessee § 2-10-101 Short title - Application - Administration - Adoption of more stringent requirements

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§ 2-10-101 — Short title - Application - Administration - Adoption of more stringent requirements

Tennessee § 2-10-101

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-10-101 (2026).

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(a)This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Campaign Financial Disclosure Act of 1980." (b) This part does not apply to any candidate for public office for which the service is part time and for which the compensation is less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per month; provided, that this exemption shall not be applicable to any such candidate for a public office as a chief administrative officer or to any such candidate whose expenditures exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(c)Any charter provisions of municipalities regarding campaign financial disclosures of candidates for public office apply to candidates for public office, except to the extent that such provisions are in conflict with this part.

(d)The registry of election finance shall have the jurisdiction to adminis

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(a) This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Campaign Financial Disclosure Act of 1980." (b) This part does not apply to any candidate for public office for which the service is part time and for which the compensation is less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per month; provided, that this exemption shall not be applicable to any such candidate for a public office as a chief administrative officer or to any such candidate whose expenditures exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). (c) Any charter provisions of municipalities regarding campaign financial disclosures of candidates for public office apply to candidates for public office, except to the extent that such provisions are in conflict with this part. (d) The registry of election finance shall have the jurisdiction to administer and enforce the provisions of this part concerning campaign financial disclosure. (e) Nothing in this part shall be construed as prohibiting the largest municipality located within any county having a population of not less than three hundred thirty-five thousand (335,000) nor more than three hundred thirty-six thousand (336,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, from enacting, by ordinance or charter amendment, more stringent financial disclosures of candidates for municipal local public office than those requirements imposed by this part. A municipality adopting more stringent requirements pursuant to this chapter shall compensate the county for any additional expenses incurred by the county election commission as a result of adopting more stringent requirements.

Legislative History

Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 231,s 10, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1980, ch. 861, § 2; 1982, ch. 689, § 11; 1984, ch. 683, §§ 1, 7; 1989, ch. 585, § 9; 1997, ch. 558, § 23; 2000, ch. 782, § 1.