Tennessee Statutes
§ 2-18-104 — Examination of election returns
Tennessee·Title 2
(a)When the joint assembly has convened, the speaker of the senate shall, in the presence of the assembled members, open the returns of the election for governor. They shall be opened by counties in alphabetical order. As the returns of a county are opened, they shall be handed to the tellers who shall make a list of the votes. Any member may inspect the returns while they are in the tellers' hands. The returns shall then be handed back to the speaker of the senate, who shall read them to the assembled members.
(b)As the returns from each county are read, the speaker shall call for objections by claimants of the office of governor other than the candidate who prevails on the face of the returns. Upon objection to any county's returns, the vote of that county shall not then be counted, bu
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Legislative History
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1804.
Nearby Sections
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§ 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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