Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-1-102 (2026)
Purpose
✓ current as of May 2026
The purpose of this title is to regulate the conduct of all elections by the people so that:
- (1) The freedom and purity of the ballot are secured;
- (2) Voters are required to vote in the election precincts in which they reside, except as otherwise expressly permitted;
- (3) Internal improvement is promoted by providing a comprehensive and uniform procedure for elections; and
- (4) Maximum participation by all citizens in the electoral process is encouraged.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-102.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13
cases, 1981–2020 · leading case: Crowe v. Ferguson, 814 S.W.2d 721 (Tenn. 1991).
Crowe v. Ferguson, 814 S.W.2d 721 (Tenn. 1991). “T.C.A. § 2-1-102(1). T.C.A. § 2-5-101(f) is obviously concerned with preserving the integrity of the primary process itself as part of the larger public policy aim of promoting stability and trust in the election process as a whole.”
State Ex Rel. Inman v. Brock, 622 S.W.2d 36 (Tenn. 1981). “T.C.A. § 2-1-102 plainly states that the election code is to "regulate the conduct of all elections by the people.”
Mills v. Shelby Cnty. Election Comm'n, 218 S.W.3d 33 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “However, the General Assembly, when it enacted the Tennessee Election Code made the following legislative enactment (in effect, a codified preamble to the election Code) in TCA § 2-1-102: “The purpose of this title is to regulate the conduct of all elections by the people so…”
John Jay Hooker v. Governor Bill Haslam, 437 S.W.3d 409 (Tenn. 2014). “§ 2-1-102. The Election Code defines “election” as “a general election for which membership in a political party in order to participate therein is not required.”
Bemis Pentecostal Church v. State, 731 S.W.2d 897 (Tenn. 1987). “T.C.A. § 2-1-102 provides that the purpose of Title Two “is to regulate the conduct of all elections by the people so that: (1) the freedom and purity of the ballot is secured; (2) Voters are required to vote in the election precincts in which they reside except as otherwise…”
William Thomas McFarland v. Michael S. Pemberton, 530 S.W.3d 76 (2017). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-1-102 (2014). The stated goals are to secure “freedom and purity of the ballot,” to require voters “to vote in the election precincts in which they reside,” to promote “[i]nternal improvement .”
City of Memphis, Tennessee v. Tre Hargett, Sec'y of State (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-1-102 (1)6 . Of course, the legislature’s authority to control the conduct of elections pursuant to Article IV, Sec.”
Earle J. Fisher v. Tre Hargett - Concurring In Part & Dissenting In Part (Tenn. 2020). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-1-102 (4) (2014). The Defendants also worry about “leakage” or undercounting absentee ballots because of voter error.”
Joseph H. Johnston v. Davidson Cnty. Election Comm'n (Tenn. Ct. App. 2014). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-1-102 . The chapters in Title 2 address all components of the election process, including but not limited to voter registration, place and time of elections, election officials, ballots and supplies, absentee voting and determination of results.”
Mark A. Skidmore v. Darlean McDougal (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-1-102 (1) & (2). The General Assembly has furthered these goals by requiring that “[a] person shall be registered as a voter of the precinct in which the person is a resident,” Tenn.”
Kenneth T. Whalum, Jr. v. Shelby Cnty. Election Comm'n (Tenn. Ct. App. 2014). “Tennessee Code Annotated Section 2-1-102 states that the purpose of the election laws are to ensure that: (1) The freedom and purity of the ballot are secured; (2) Voters are required to vote in the election precincts in which they reside except as otherwise expressly permitted;…”
Earle J. Fisher v. Tre Hargett (2020). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-1-102 (1) (2014). Another of the stated purposes of the election laws is to “[m]aximize participation by all citizens in the electoral process[.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-1-102(1) — 1 case
Crowe v. Ferguson, 814 S.W.2d 721 (Tenn. 1991). “T.C.A. § 2-1-102(1). T.C.A. § 2-5-101(f) is obviously concerned with preserving the integrity of the primary process itself as part of the larger public policy aim of promoting stability and trust in the election process as a whole.”
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