6-31-102 - Time of election of council members. - Tennessee Statutes

6-31-102. Time of election of council members.

(a)  The first election of council members in any city incorporating under chapters 30-36 of this title shall be had on the fourth Tuesday following the election at which the provisions of chapters 30-36 of this title have been adopted, and a regular municipal election shall be held biennially thereafter.

(b)  Any city operating under this charter may change the date of holding its regular biennial municipal election from the date provided in subsection (a) to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, to coincide with the election of members of the general assembly and representatives in the congress of the United States, as provided in § 2-3-203. This option may be exercised by ordinance duly adopted in accordance with § 6-32-202.

[Acts 1957, ch. 238, § 3.02; 1971, ch. 69, § 1; modified; T.C.A., § 6-3102.]