HB 1970

Election Laws - As enacted, requires that a candidate for county legislative body, constable, trustee, register, assessor of property, school board, or chief administrative officer of the highway department be a qualified voter of the county and a resident of the county for one year; requires that a candidate for clerk of a general sessions, circuit, criminal, or other special court be a qualified voter of the county and resident of the county for one year prior to the date of the qualifying deadline for running as a candidate for the office. - Amends TCA Section 5-5-102; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 18; Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 2; Title 54, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 67, Chapter 1, Part 5.