Tennessee Statutes
§ 2-17-112 — Judgment
Tennessee § 2-17-112
JurisdictionTennessee
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-17-112 (2026).
Text
(a)After hearing the case, the court shall give judgment either:
(1)Confirming the election;
(2)Declaring the election void;
(3)Declaring a tie between persons who have the same number of votes if it appears that two (2) or more persons who have the same number of votes have, or would have had if the ballots intended for them and illegally rejected had been received, the highest number of votes for the office; or (4) Declaring a person duly elected if it appears that such person received or would have received the highest number of votes had the ballots intended for such person and illegally rejected been received.
(b)A judgment under subdivision (a)(4) deprives the person whose election is contested of all right or claim to the office and invests the person declared by the judgment d
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Related
Lee v. Tuttle
965 S.W.2d 483 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1998)
Brenda Woods, Tawana Polk, Jonathan Joy, and Clifton Polk v. Cathy N. Jones, Administrator of Elections, Hardeman County Election Commission
204 S.W.3d 788 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2006)
Kenneth T. Whalum, Jr. v. Shelby County Election Commission - Concurring/Dissenting
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2014)
William Thomas McFarland v. Michael S. Pemberton
(Tennessee Supreme Court, 2017)
Ronald C. Young v. E.T. Stamey
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2020)
John Willingham v. Shelby County Election Commission
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2004)
Randy R. Moss, Jr. v. Dan P. Evans
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2015)
Bill Bivens v. Randy Dwaine White
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2015)
Shoffner v. Tuttle
(Tennessee Supreme Court, 1998)
Steve Fritts v. Anderson County Election Commission, Et
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2003)
Lineberry v. Ashe
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2000)
Legislative History
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1712.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 2-1-101
Short title§ 2-1-102
Purpose§ 2-1-103
Scope of title§ 2-1-104
Title definitions§ 2-1-105
Voting eligibility§ 2-1-106
Absence from work allowed for voting§ 2-1-108
Filing of required documents§ 2-1-109
Copies of documents - Certification§ 2-1-113
Meetings of boards and commissions§ 2-1-114
Requisites for political parties§ 2-1-115
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