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§ 3-18-107. Qualifications for appointment as delegate or alternate delegate.

TN Code § 3-18-107 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) An individual must satisfy the following requirements to be appointed as a delegate or as an alternate delegate to an Article V convention:

(1) The individual shall be a resident of Tennessee for at least one (1) full year immediately prior to the appointment;

(2) The individual shall be a registered voter in Tennessee;

(3) The individual shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age; and

(4) The individual shall not be registered or required to be registered as a lobbyist under chapter 6, part 3 of this title or under 2 U.S.C. § 1603, or rules or regulations adopted under such laws.

(b) An individual may not be appointed as a delegate or as an alternate delegate if the individual holds a federal elected or appointed office. The general assembly shall appoint delegates and alternate delegates so that, as near as practicable, the three grand divisions of the state are equally represented.

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