(a) In case there is a previously incorporated city or if a new charter is adopted as provided in § 6-18-110, the county election commission shall call an election not less than forty (40) days nor more than fifty (50) days following the election for surrender of the charters provided in § 6-18-108, at which time municipal officials for the newly adopted form of government shall be chosen who shall take office upon the date fixed for the termination of the previous charter.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 6-18-111

  • City: means any city or territory to be incorporated that may adopt chapters 30-36 of this title. See Tennessee Code 6-30-102
  • County: means the county in which any such city or territory to be incorporated under chapters 30-36 of this title is located, or in which the major portion of the population of any such city or territory to be incorporated is located as indicated by the last federal census. See Tennessee Code 6-30-102
(b) The qualifying deadline for filing nominating petitions shall be twelve o’clock (12:00) noon of the sixth Thursday before the election.
(c) All registered voters of the municipality may vote in the election.
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