{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-6-31-201","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-31-201","heading":"Vacancies in council","body":"(a) A vacancy shall exist if a council member: (1) Resigns; (2) Dies; (3) Moves the member's residence from the district in which the council member was elected; (4) Has been continuously disabled for a period of six (6) months so as to prevent the council member from discharging the duties of such office; (5) Fails to attend sixty percent (60%) of regular council meetings in any period of six (6) consecutive months; (6) Accepts any state, county or other municipal office or position of employment that is filled by public election or that is remunerative, except as a notary public or member of the national guard; or (7) Is convicted of malfeasance or misfeasance in office, a felony, a violation of the charter, or a violation of the election laws of the state. (b) A vacancy shall be filled within thirty (30) days, by an affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining council members, the appointee to serve until the next regular city or county election, whichever is first held. If a tie vote by the council to fill a vacancy is unbroken for thirty (30) days, the mayor shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy. No appointment to fill a vacancy shall be made within sixty (60) days prior to any regular city election. Acts 1957, ch. 238, § 3.13; 1959, ch. 139, § 1; 1972, ch. 494, § 1; 1974, ch. 755, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-3114.\n(a) A vacancy shall exist if a council member: (1) Resigns; (2) Dies; (3) Moves the member's residence from the district in which the council member was elected; (4) Has been continuously disabled for a period of six (6) months so as to prevent the council member from discharging the duties of such office; (5) Fails to attend sixty percent (60%) of regular council meetings in any period of six (6) consecutive months; (6) Accepts any state, county or other municipal office or position of employment that is filled by public election or that is remunerative, except as a notary public or member of the national guard; or (7) Is convicted of malfeasance or misfeasance in office, a felony, a violation of the charter, or a violation of the election laws of the state.\n(1) Resigns;\n(2) Dies;\n(3) Moves the member's residence from the district in which the council member was elected;\n(4) Has been continuously disabled for a period of six (6) months so as to prevent the council member from discharging the duties of such office;\n(5) Fails to attend sixty percent (60%) of regular council meetings in any period of six (6) consecutive months;\n(6) Accepts any state, county or other municipal office or position of employment that is filled by public election or that is remunerative, except as a notary public or member of the national guard; or\n(7) Is convicted of malfeasance or misfeasance in office, a felony, a violation of the charter, or a violation of the election laws of the state.\n(b) A vacancy shall be filled within thirty (30) days, by an affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining council members, the appointee to serve until the next regular city or county election, whichever is first held. If a tie vote by the council to fill a vacancy is unbroken for thirty (30) days, the mayor shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy. No appointment to fill a vacancy shall be made within sixty (60) days prior to any regular city election.","path":["TN Code","Title 6","Chapter 31"],"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":"86a12f88e61980675a27879504cef86ca28f582e7f3ebbb333ad8318adfd8dbb","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-6-31-112","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-6-31-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}