Signature requirements for ballot measures in Tennessee

## Contents

* 1 See also
* 2 External links
* 3 Footnotes

This page details signature requirements for statewide ballot measures in Tennessee.

Laws • History
List of measures

Tennessee ballot measures come in only one variety:

* legislatively referred constitutional amendment \- A constitutional amendment that appears on a state's ballot as a ballot measure because the state legislature in that state voted to put it before the voters.

Tennessee is one of the 24 states that do not have initiative and referendum.

## See also[edit]

* Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Tennessee
* List of Tennessee ballot measures

## External links[edit]

* Tennessee Secretary of State, Candidate Information

## Footnotes[edit]

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Signature
requirements |

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Petition
companies |

American Petition Consultants • Arno Political Consultants • Bader & Associates, Inc. • Canvasser Services • Capitol Assets • Democracy Direct • Democracy Resources • Discovery Petition Management • FieldWorks • JSM, Inc. • Kimball Petition Management • LAMM Political Partners, LLC • Masterson & Wright • National Ballot Access • National Petition Management • National Solutions • National Voter Outreach • PCI Consultants, Inc.

Terms |

Approved for circulation • Initiative petition circulation periods • Circulator • Circulator affidavit • Forged signature • Fraudulent signature • Invalid signature • Paid circulator • Petition • Random sampling • Registered voter • Signature certification • Signer • Signer intent • Valid signature • Volunteer circulator • Signature transcription

Petition drive
deadlines |

2008 deadlines • 2009 deadlines • 2010 deadlines • 2011 deadlines • 2012 deadlines • 2013 deadlines • 2014 deadlines • 2015 deadlines • 2016 deadlines • 2017 deadlines • 2018 deadlines • 2019 deadlines • 2020 deadlines • 2021 deadlines • 2022 deadlines •

Signature law |

States where signature requirements are based on votes cast for governor

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Laws governing ballot measures

Laws governing
ballot measures|

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Laws governing
initiatives|

Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Florida • Idaho • Illinois • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • New Mexico • Nevada • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • South Dakota • Utah • Washington • Wyoming

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Laws governing
recall|

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Laws governing
local ballot
measures|

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Signature
requirements|

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Lawsuits|

2020 litigation • 2019 litigation • 2018 litigation • 2017 litigation • 2016 litigation • 2015 litigation • 2014 litigation • 2013 litigation • 2012 litigation • 2011 litigation • 2010 litigation • 2009 litigation • 2008 litigation • Ballot title litigation • Lawsuit news • Pay-per-signature litigation • Petitioner access • Post-certification signature challenges • Prohibited subjects • Signature challenges • Signature recovery lawsuits • Single-subject lawsuits • Superseding initiatives

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Signature
regulations|

Access • Badges • Ballot title issues • Initiative petition circulation periods • Deadlines • Defining a signature • Distribution • Pay restrictions • Signature withdrawal • Residency • Signature numbers • Single subject • Signature transcription

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Changes|

2007 changes • 2008 changes • 2009 changes • 2010 changes • 2011 changes • 2012 changes • 2013 changes • 2014 changes • 2015 changes • 2016 changes • 2017 changes • 2018 changes • 2019 changes • 2020 changes

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Terms|

Ballot summary • Petition • Initiative petition circulation periods • Circulator • Paid circulator • Volunteer circulator • Circulator affidavit • Petition signer • Valid signature • Forged signature • Fraudulent signature • Invalid signature • Electronic petition signature • Legislative alteration • Registered voter

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School bond
and tax laws|

Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • District of Columbia • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming

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Laws
governing
campaign finance|

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Petitions to
impanel
grand juries|

Laws governing citizen grand juries in Kansas • Laws governing citizen grand juries in Nevada • Laws governing citizen grand juries in North Dakota • Laws governing citizen grand juries in New Mexico • Laws governing citizen grand juries in Nebraska •Laws governing citizen grand juries in Oklahoma

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