(a) The vote at such election shall be by ballot, and such ballot shall comply with the usual requirements for an official ballot for public office insofar as such requirements are applicable. Upon such ballot shall be printed the following question:

Shall the board of directors of the proposed ______________ Watershed District proceed with the creation of the district in accordance with the Watershed District Act of 1955?

Yes []

No [].

To vote for the proposal, the voter shall make a cross mark (x) in the square after the word “yes.” To vote against the proposal, the voter shall make a cross mark (x) in the square after the word “no.”

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 69-6-110

  • Board: means the board of directors of a watershed district. See Tennessee Code 69-6-102
  • District: means a watershed district for which organization is proposed or which has been granted under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 69-6-102
  • Landowner: means any person owning any interest in land located in a district, including tenants in common, tenants by the entireties, joint tenants, life tenants, owners of dower or curtesy rights, vested beneficiaries of the remainder interests, and the holders of leasehold interests of more than three (3) years' duration. See Tennessee Code 69-6-102
  • Person: means any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation. See Tennessee Code 69-6-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Voter: means any landowner of the district who is more than eighteen (18) years of age and who is sui juris. See Tennessee Code 69-6-102
(b) Any person who is qualified to vote in accordance with the definitions contained in this chapter shall be entitled to vote.
(c) The ballots shall be counted by the judges and clerks holding the election before leaving the polling place, and the results of the election shall be certified by the judges and clerks to the secretary of state. Members of the board and any landowner in the proposed district shall be entitled to be present when the ballots are counted.
(d) The ballots and a copy of the certificate shall be filed with the county clerk in every county where such an election is held.
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