# Tenn. Code Ann. § 3-18-107: Qualifications for appointment as delegate or alternate delegate

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 3-18-107
- **Heading:** Qualifications for appointment as delegate or alternate delegate
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 3 / Chapter 18 / Section 3-18-107

## Text

(a) An individual must satisfy the following requirements to be appointed as a delegate or as an alternate delegate to an Article V convention: (1) The individual shall be a resident of Tennessee for at least one (1) full year immediately prior to the appointment; (2) The individual shall be a registered voter in Tennessee; (3) The individual shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age; and (4) The individual shall not be registered or required to be registered as a lobbyist under chapter 6, part 3 of this title or under 2 U.S.C. § 1603 , or rules or regulations adopted under such laws. (b) An individual may not be appointed as a delegate or as an alternate delegate if the individual holds a federal elected or appointed office. The general assembly shall appoint delegates and alternate delegates so that, as near as practicable, the three (3) grand divisions are equally represented. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 375,s 1, eff. 5/18/2017. Acts 2014, ch. 979, § 1.
(a) An individual must satisfy the following requirements to be appointed as a delegate or as an alternate delegate to an Article V convention: (1) The individual shall be a resident of Tennessee for at least one (1) full year immediately prior to the appointment; (2) The individual shall be a registered voter in Tennessee; (3) The individual shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age; and (4) The individual shall not be registered or required to be registered as a lobbyist under chapter 6, part 3 of this title or under 2 U.S.C. § 1603 , or rules or regulations adopted under such laws.
(1) The individual shall be a resident of Tennessee for at least one (1) full year immediately prior to the appointment;
(2) The individual shall be a registered voter in Tennessee;
(3) The individual shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
(4) The individual shall not be registered or required to be registered as a lobbyist under chapter 6, part 3 of this title or under 2 U.S.C. § 1603 , or rules or regulations adopted under such laws.
(b) An individual may not be appointed as a delegate or as an alternate delegate if the individual holds a federal elected or appointed office. The general assembly shall appoint delegates and alternate delegates so that, as near as practicable, the three (3) grand divisions are equally represented.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 375,s 1, eff. 5/18/2017.
Acts 2014, ch. 979, § 1.

## Nearby sections

- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 3-18-101 Application of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T3_C18_S3-18-101.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 3-18-102 Chapter definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T3_C18_S3-18-102.md)
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