{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-2-8-117","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-8-117","heading":"Use of instant runoff voting or ranked choice voting prohibited","body":"(a) As used in this section: (1) \"Instant runoff voting\" and \"ranked choice voting\" mean a method of casting and tabulating votes in which: (A) Voters rank candidates in order of preference; (B) Tabulation proceeds in rounds such that in each round either a candidate or candidates are elected or the last-place candidate is defeated; (C) Votes are transferred from elected or defeated candidates to the voters' next-ranked candidate or candidates in order of preference; and (D) Tabulation ends when a candidate receives the majority of votes cast or the number of candidates elected equals the number of offices to be filled, as applicable; and (2) \"Local government\" means an incorporated city or town, a county, a metropolitan form of government, a school, utility, or other regional or local district, or a unit of government that is governed by one (1) or more elected officials. (b) A county election commission shall not utilize instant runoff voting or ranked choice voting to conduct an election in this state for a statewide or local government office. Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 621,s 1, eff. 2/28/2022.\n(a) As used in this section: (1) \"Instant runoff voting\" and \"ranked choice voting\" mean a method of casting and tabulating votes in which: (A) Voters rank candidates in order of preference; (B) Tabulation proceeds in rounds such that in each round either a candidate or candidates are elected or the last-place candidate is defeated; (C) Votes are transferred from elected or defeated candidates to the voters' next-ranked candidate or candidates in order of preference; and (D) Tabulation ends when a candidate receives the majority of votes cast or the number of candidates elected equals the number of offices to be filled, as applicable; and (2) \"Local government\" means an incorporated city or town, a county, a metropolitan form of government, a school, utility, or other regional or local district, or a unit of government that is governed by one (1) or more elected officials.\n(1) \"Instant runoff voting\" and \"ranked choice voting\" mean a method of casting and tabulating votes in which: (A) Voters rank candidates in order of preference; (B) Tabulation proceeds in rounds such that in each round either a candidate or candidates are elected or the last-place candidate is defeated; (C) Votes are transferred from elected or defeated candidates to the voters' next-ranked candidate or candidates in order of preference; and (D) Tabulation ends when a candidate receives the majority of votes cast or the number of candidates elected equals the number of offices to be filled, as applicable; and\n(A) Voters rank candidates in order of preference;\n(B) Tabulation proceeds in rounds such that in each round either a candidate or candidates are elected or the last-place candidate is defeated;\n(C) Votes are transferred from elected or defeated candidates to the voters' next-ranked candidate or candidates in order of preference; and\n(D) Tabulation ends when a candidate receives the majority of votes cast or the number of candidates elected equals the number of offices to be filled, as applicable; and\n(2) \"Local government\" means an incorporated city or town, a county, a metropolitan form of government, a school, utility, or other regional or local district, or a unit of government that is governed by one (1) or more elected officials.\n(b) A county election commission shall not utilize instant runoff voting or ranked choice voting to conduct an election in this state for a statewide or local government office.","path":["TN Code","Title 2","Chapter 8"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"fbed368b9600f4c3e58b3706603fc04a9c41798c7f02e98754087d34d450cba8","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-2-8-116","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-2-9-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}