Tennessee Statutes
§ 6-53-108 — Petitions for recall elections
Tennessee·Title 6
(a)The charter of any municipality to the contrary notwithstanding, any petition or petitions required to be filed under a municipal charter in order to cause a recall election of whatever type or kind, whether in the nature of a new municipal election prior to the next regular election or otherwise, shall contain one (1) or more specific grounds for removal.
(b)This section shall be construed to be remedial and shall be given a liberal and retroactive effect where legally permissible.
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Related
Ron Littlefield v. Hamilton County Election Commission .
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2011)
Legislative History
Acts 1981, ch. 323, §§ 1, 2.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 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