{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-48-57-209","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-57-209","heading":"Inspectors","body":"(a) A corporation with members may appoint one (1) or more inspectors to act at a meeting of members and make a report in the form of a document of the inspectors' determinations. Each inspector shall execute the duties of inspector impartially and according to the best of the inspector's ability. (b) The inspectors shall: (1) Ascertain the number of members and their voting power; (2) Determine the members present at a meeting; (3) Determine the validity of proxies and ballots; (4) Count all votes; and (5) Determine the result. (c) An inspector may, but need not, be a director, member, officer, or employee of the membership corporation. A person who is a candidate for office to be filled at the meeting shall not be an inspector. Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 899,s 28, eff. 1/1/2015.\n(a) A corporation with members may appoint one (1) or more inspectors to act at a meeting of members and make a report in the form of a document of the inspectors' determinations. Each inspector shall execute the duties of inspector impartially and according to the best of the inspector's ability.\n(b) The inspectors shall: (1) Ascertain the number of members and their voting power; (2) Determine the members present at a meeting; (3) Determine the validity of proxies and ballots; (4) Count all votes; and (5) Determine the result.\n(1) Ascertain the number of members and their voting power;\n(2) Determine the members present at a meeting;\n(3) Determine the validity of proxies and ballots;\n(4) Count all votes; and\n(5) Determine the result.\n(c) An inspector may, but need not, be a director, member, officer, or employee of the membership corporation. A person who is a candidate for office to be filled at the meeting shall not be an inspector.","path":["TN Code","Title 48","Chapter 57"],"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":"bc7323f292e37f8125a744bb1df10271726d9a41792114597e94761f52106285","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-48-57-208","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-48-57-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}