2016 Tennessee Code
Title 2 - Elections
Chapter 4 - Election Officials
§ 2-4-106. Nominations for appointments as election officials -- Appointment by commission.

(a) Each county primary board shall, and each county executive committee may, nominate persons for appointment as election officials, including precinct and assistant precinct registrars.

(b) The county election commission shall appoint such nominees as election officials to meet the requirements of §§ 2-4-102, 2-4-104 and 2-4-105, but when there is an inadequate number of nominees, the county election commission may nominate as many additional persons as may be necessary for appointment.

(c) The nominations made pursuant to this section shall be made thirty (30) days prior to the appointment time, except that this subsection (c) does not apply to counties with a metropolitan form of government.

(d) The county election commission of any county may refuse to appoint any person nominated hereunder if the members of the county election commission of the political party for which the person was appointed are of the opinion that:

(1) Such person is incompetent to hold elections;

(2) Such person failed to serve as directed in previous elections; or

(3) Such person is otherwise, in their opinion, unfit to serve in the election.