(a) Notwithstanding § 7-2-106, or any other law to the contrary, whenever a municipal corporation that lies in two (2) or more counties is proposed for consolidation with the county in which the majority of its territory lies, any referendum held pursuant to § 7-2-106 shall also include all qualified voters of the municipal corporation, regardless of whether such voters reside or own property outside of the boundaries of the county in which the majority of the municipal corporation’s territory lies. The respective county election commissions shall cooperate fully in order to implement this section in an effective, efficient, and timely manner.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-1-112

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Municipal corporation: means an incorporated city or town. See Tennessee Code 7-1-101
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Notwithstanding § 2-2-107, or any other law to the contrary, whenever a municipal corporation that lies in two (2) or more counties consolidates its governmental and corporate functions with the county in which the majority of its territory lies, elections for consolidated government representation and school board representation, as well as all other referenda and elections pertaining to the affairs of such consolidated government, shall also include all qualified voters of such municipal corporation, regardless of whether such voters reside or own property outside of the boundaries of the county in which the majority of the municipal corporation’s territory lies. The respective election commissions shall cooperate fully in order to implement this section in an effective, efficient, and timely manner.
(c) Whenever a municipal corporation that lies in two (2) or more counties consolidates its governmental and corporate functions with the county in which the majority of its territory lies, the urban services tax prescribed pursuant to § 7-2-108(a)(5) may be levied throughout the territory of the municipal corporation; however, the general services tax prescribed pursuant to § 7-2-108(a)(5) shall not be levied in any portion of the territory of the municipal corporation that lies outside of the boundaries of such county.
(d)

(1) This section and §§ 7-1-102(d) and 7-1-103(b) do not apply in counties with populations according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census of:

not less than

nor more than

19,650

19,725

26,400

26,500

28,250

28,300

28,650

28,660

32,760

32,800

32,850

32,950

37,000

37,100

49,400

49,500

58,075

58,175

84,000

84,100

85,725

85,825
(2) This section and §§ 7-1-102(d) and 7-1-103(b) do not apply in counties having a metropolitan form of government and a population in excess of four hundred fifty thousand (450,000), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census.
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