Election Laws

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide details on what happens if a defect is not corrected or how it will affect existing processes.

Election Petition Rules

This bill allows county election commissions to notify individuals about defects in their petitions for recall, referendum, or initiative that need to be corrected before certification.

What This Bill Does

• Adds a new rule allowing the county election commission to inform individuals of defects in their petition documentation for recall, referendum, or initiative.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who file petitions for recall, referendum, or initiative in Tennessee.
• County election commissions in Tennessee.

Terms To Know

petition

A formal request made to a government body asking them to take action on an issue.

defect

An error or flaw in something that needs to be fixed.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify the consequences if the defect is not corrected.
• It's unclear how this change will affect existing petition processes.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

SENATE BILL 1781
By Johnson

HOUSE BILL 2447
By Atchley
HB2447
011383
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2,
relative to elections.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-5-151(c), is amended by adding
the following new sentence immediately between the first and second sentences:
The commission may notify the individual or individuals filing the petition of a defect in
the documentation.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.