Tennessee Statutes
§ 2-8-111 — Tie votes
Tennessee·Title 2
If there is a tie vote between the two (2) or more persons having the highest number of votes for an office, the state election commission shall cast the deciding vote except that:
(1)The county legislative body may cast the deciding vote for offices filled by the votes of a single county or civil district, or, in the alternative, the legislative body may by resolution call for a run-off election between the tied candidates;
(2)The municipal legislative body shall cast the deciding vote for municipal offices, or, in the alternative, the legislative body may by resolution call for a run-off election between the tied candidates;
(3)The governor shall cast the deciding vote for representatives in congress;
(4)The election shall be void if it is for senator in congress, and the governor sh
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Legislative History
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 449, s 1, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-811; Acts 1981, ch. 478, §§4, 5; 1991, ch. 73, § 1; 1995, ch. 305, § 58.
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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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