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2023 Tennessee Code
Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109)
Chapter 6 - ABSENTEE VOTING (§§ 2-6-101 — 2-6-702)
Part 1 - PURPOSE AND EARLY VOTING (§§ 2-6-101 — 2-6-113)
Section 2-6-101 - Purpose of chapter and part - Construction
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TN Code § 2-6-101 (2023)
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- (a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide a means for qualified voters to cast their votes when they would otherwise be unable to vote.
- (b) The purpose of this part is to establish an early voting period when eligible registered voters may vote before an election at the county election commission office or another polling place appropriately designated by the county election commission.
- (c) To prevent fraud in an election, strict compliance with this chapter is required.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-601; Acts 1994, ch. 859, § 2; 1995, ch. 88, § 9.
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