§ 3-18-107. Qualifications for Appointment as Delegate or Alternate Delegate
An individual must satisfy the following requirements to be appointed as a delegate or as an alternate delegate to an Article V convention: The individual shall be a resident of Tennessee for at least one (1) full year immediately prior to the appointment; The individual shall be a registered voter in Tennessee; The individual shall […]
§ 3-18-108. Number of Delegates to Be Appointed — Special Session to Be Called if General Assembly Not in Session
Whenever an Article V convention is called, the general assembly shall appoint: The number of delegates allocated to represent Tennessee; and An equal number of alternate delegates, under rules adopted jointly by the house of representatives and the senate. If the general assembly is not in session during the time during which delegates to an […]
§ 3-18-109. Required Votes for Election of Delegates or Alternate Delegates — Recall and Replacement of Delegates — Joint Resolution Required
To be elected a delegate or an alternate delegate, an individual shall receive, in each house of the general assembly, a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all the members to which such house is entitled under the Constitution of Tennessee. At the time of election, each alternate delegate shall be paired with a delegate as provided […]
§ 3-18-110. Delegate or Alternate Delegate Not Lucrative Office — Payment for Expenses and Mileage
A delegate or an alternate delegate shall not receive compensation, but shall be eligible for reimbursement for expenses and mileage in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the commissioner of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter. For purposes of Article II, § 26 of the Constitution of Tennessee, the position […]
§ 3-18-111. Oath
Each delegate and alternate delegate shall, after appointment and before the delegate or alternate delegate may exercise any function as delegate or alternate delegate, execute an oath in writing that the delegate or alternate delegate will: Support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Tennessee; Faithfully abide by and execute any instructions […]
§ 3-18-105. Application to Call Convention of No Effect if All Delegates and Alternates Vote or Attempt to Vote Outside Scope of Instructions and Established Limits
The application of the general assembly to call an Article V convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States ceases to be a continuing application and shall be treated as having no effect if all of the delegates and alternate delegates vote or attempt to vote outside the scope of: The instructions […]
§ 3-18-106. Offense of Delegate or Alternate Knowingly or Intentionally Voting or Attempting to Vote Outside of Scope of Instructions or Established Limits — Class E Felony
It is an offense for a delegate or alternate delegate to knowingly or intentionally vote or attempt to vote outside the scope of: The instructions established by a joint resolution adopted under § 3-18-103; or The limits placed by the general assembly in a joint resolution that calls for an Article V convention for the […]
§ 3-17-110. Name of Organization on Ticket, Share, Chance or Similar Record — Method of Payment of Prizes and Awards — Limitations on Prices and Awards
The ticket, share, chance or other similar record shall bear on its face the name of the nonprofit organization on whose behalf the event is being conducted. All cash prizes or awards exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid by check from a designated account of the organization to a named individual. In the case […]
§ 3-17-111. Disqualification
Any person who is convicted of a violation of § 39-16-702, § 39-16-703, or title 39, chapter 17, parts 5 and 6 shall be permanently disqualified from submitting an annual event application.
§ 3-17-112. Preemption
The general assembly, by enacting this chapter, intends to preempt any other regulation of the area covered by this chapter. No political subdivision or agency may enact or enforce a law, ordinance, resolution or regulation that regulates or prohibits any conduct in the area covered by this chapter.