Whenever there is a final judgment of a competent tribunal declaring any election or appointment void, or any office vacated, such judgment shall promptly be certified by the clerk to the appointing power or power whose duty it is to take steps to fill the vacancy.
Code 1858, § 802; Shan., § 1123; Code 1932, § 1864; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2806.
Law Reviews.
Public Officers — Holding Over After Void Election, 31 Tenn. L. Rev. 563 (1964).
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office
§ 8-48-101. Causes of Vacancies
§ 8-48-102. Notice by County Clerk of Death of Officer
§ 8-48-103. Transmittal of Resignation of Governor
§ 8-48-104. Transmittal of Resignations of Other Officers
§ 8-48-106. Certification of Judgment of Vacancy
§ 8-48-107. Notice of Vacancies to General Assembly
§ 8-48-108. Acting to Fill Vacancy Without Notice
§ 8-48-109. Judicial Vacancies Filled From Same Grand Division
§ 8-48-110. Emergency Interim Successors to Local Offices Where Vacancy Filled by Legislative Body
§ 8-48-111. Emergency Interim Successors to Local Offices Not Included in § 8-48-110