Tennessee Statutes
§ 6-1-207 — Election of officers upon incorporation - Length of terms
Tennessee·Title 6
(a)The county election commission shall call an election not later than sixty-two (62) days following the election for adoption of this charter, at which time municipal officials shall be chosen who shall take office immediately following the election. The qualifying deadline for filing nominating petitions shall be as described in § 2-5-101 .
(b)In the election held pursuant to subsection (a), where there is more than one (1) alderman to be elected per ward, the alderman receiving the higher number of votes in each ward shall serve a four-year term. The alderman receiving the second higher number of votes shall serve an initial two-year term. All terms thereafter will be four (4) years.
(c)The mayor and each alderman shall serve the term for which they were elected or until their succe
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Legislative History
Acts 1991, ch. 154, § 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 6-1-101
Charter definitions§ 6-1-202
Election to adopt charter§ 6-1-205
Effect of vote§ 6-1-206
Certification to secretary of state§ 6-1-208
Succession to old corporation§ 6-1-209
Sample petition for adoption§ 6-1-210
General validation provision§ 6-1-301
Surrender of charter