Election — Term of Office

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  1. A register is elected for each county by the qualified voters thereof, and holds the office for four (4) years, and until a successor is qualified.
  2. If a vacancy shall occur in the office of register, the vacancy shall be filled as provided for in § 5-1-104(b).

Code 1858, § 446 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 2, § 4); Shan., § 558; Code 1932, § 807; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1301; Acts 1981, ch. 318, § 7.

Cross-References. Accounting for fees, §§8-22-101 —8-22-117.

Election and term of office of register, Tenn. Const., art. VII, § 1.

Election contests, title 2, ch. 17.

Election, term and removal, Tenn. Const., art. VII, § 1.

Election, time for holding, §2-3-202.

Vacancies in office, Tenn. Const., art. VII, §§ 2, 5.


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