Tennessee § 6-1-207 Election of officers upon incorporation - Length of terms

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§ 6-1-207 — Election of officers upon incorporation - Length of terms

Tennessee § 6-1-207

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-1-207 (2026).

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(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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(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 successors are elected and qualified.