(a) No less than forty-six (46) days nor more than sixty (60) days after the adoption of a consolidation resolution by the governing bodies of a county and of its principal city, which resolution providing for an election of the members of a metropolitan governmentcharter commission, it shall be the duty of the county election commission to hold a special election to elect members of the charter commission.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-2-102
charter commission: means a commission established to propose to the voters for adoption the charter for a metropolitan government. See Tennessee Code 7-1-101
Metropolitan government: means the political entity created by consolidation of all, or substantially all, of the political and corporate functions of a county and a city or cities. See Tennessee Code 7-1-101
Principal city: means : (A) That municipal corporation having the largest population of any municipality in a particular county. See Tennessee Code 7-1-101
(b) The cost of the election shall be paid out of county funds.(c) The ten (10) candidates receiving the highest total vote in the election shall be elected as members of the metropolitan government charter commission.(d) Any qualified voter of the county shall be eligible for election as a member of the charter commission.(e) The deadline for filing nominating petitions for candidates for the charter commission is twelve o’clock (12:00) noon of the fortieth day before the election.
