2-10-108 - Sworn complaint on statements of candidates Penalty for false complaint. - Tennessee Statutes

2-10-108. Sworn complaint on statements of candidates Penalty for false complaint.

(a)  A registered voter of Tennessee may file a sworn complaint alleging that a statement filed regarding an election for which that voter was qualified to vote does not conform to law or to the truth or that a person has failed to file a statement required by law.

(b)  All sworn complaints on a statement of a candidate for state public office or a political campaign committee for such candidate must be filed in the office of the registry of election finance.

(c)  All sworn complaints on a statement of a candidate for local public office or a political campaign committee for such candidate must be filed in the office of the district attorney general who represents the judicial district in which the voter resides.

(d)  Any person who knowingly and willfully files a sworn complaint which is false or for the purpose of harassment is subject to the civil penalties enacted into law by Acts 1989, ch. 585, and is liable for reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the candidate who was the subject of such complaint.

[Acts 1980, ch. 861, § 9; 1989, ch. 585, § 16; 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 1990, ch. 943, § 2.]