When acting as the state primary board of its party, the state executive committee shall operate subject to the following provisions:

(1) The chair and secretary of the committee, duly elected under the rules of the political party, shall be the chair and secretary of the board;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 2-13-106

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • 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
(2) Unless elected to the committee under § 2-13-103, the chair shall vote only in the event of a tie vote among the members and the secretary shall not vote; and
(3) If there is not a quorum at a properly called meeting, the members present may adjourn from day to day and may treat the absence of a member after the first day of the meeting as a temporary vacancy unless there is known to be good cause for the absence. The members present may fill the vacancy for that meeting only.
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