Tennessee Statutes
§ 2-7-123 — Challenges to right to vote - Oath of challenged voter
Tennessee § 2-7-123
JurisdictionTennessee
Title2
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-7-123 (2026).
Text
If any person's right to vote is challenged by any other person present at the polling place, the judges shall present the challenge to the person and decide the challenge after administering the following oath to the challenged voter: "I swear (affirm) that I will give true answers to questions asked about my right to vote in the election I have applied to vote in." A person who refuses to take the oath may not vote.
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Related
Forbes v. Bell
816 S.W.2d 716 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1991)
Legislative History
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-723.
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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Tennessee § 2-7-123, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/2-7-123.