2010 Tennessee Code
Title 6 - Cities And Towns
Chapter 53 - Municipal Elections
6-53-107 - Vacancies in council.

6-53-107. Vacancies in council.

(a)  Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or charter, whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of the city council of any city having a population in excess of one hundred thousand (100,000) within counties, except those counties with the metropolitan form of government, having a population in excess of two hundred thousand (200,000), each according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, any appointment made to fill such vacancy under the provisions of law or charter shall be an interim appointment, valid only until the next primary or general election or referendum that is held in such city after the vacancy occurs.

(b)  At such primary or general election or referendum, the vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by the election of some qualified candidate.

(c)  In any city to which this section applies, for those offices for which by charter or other law a special election is provided for the filling of vacancies, the provisions of such charter or other law shall be controlling, but if no special election is so provided for the filling of vacancies, the provisions of this section shall control.

[Acts 1972, ch. 694, § 1; 1974, ch. 755, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-511.]