ADMINISTRATOR OF ELECTIONS
Paulette Baker
114 North Central Ave, Suite 201
Centerville, TN 37033
Phone: 931-729-4560
Fax: 931-729-0375
E-mail: election@hickmanco.com
OFFICE HOURS
M-F 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
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ADMINISTRATOR OF ELECTIONS |
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| Tennessee statutes
require election commissions to employ an administrator of elections
(formerly known as the registrar-at-large), who is the chief
administrative officer of the commission and who is responsible for daily
operations of the office. The duties of the administrator include, but are
not limited to, the following: (1) employment of office personnel; (2)
preparation and submission of the annual budget; (3) requisition and
purchase of supplies; (4) maintenance of voter registration files,
campaign disclosure records, and other required records; (5) instruction
of poll workers; (6) preparation of notices for publication; (7)
preparation and maintenance of all fiscal records; (8) dissemination of
information regarding all aspects of the electoral process; (9) promotion
of the electoral process; (10) attendance at educational seminars; (11)
knowledge of current laws pertaining to the electoral process; and (12)
assistance in planning and implementing apportionment plans. In fulfilling
these duties, the administrator and election commission must keep in mind
that, except in an emergency, the commission may not employ, nor ask the
administrator of elections to employ, the commissioners themselves or
members of their families nor, after July 1, 1999, the spouse, parents or
children of the administrator of elections. The election laws also provide
for the certification of administrators of elections, and for their
compensation. |
Paulette Baker 114 North Central Ave, Suite 201 Centerville, TN 37033 Phone: 931-729-4560 Fax: 931-729-0375 E-mail: election@hickmanco.com
OFFICE HOURS M-F 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
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ELECTION COMMISSION |
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| The basic unit which regulates elections at the county level is the county election commission. The five commissioners for each county are appointed by the state election commission; three must be members of the majority party in the state, appointed by members of the state election commission from that party, while the other two will be of the minority party, similarly appointed by the minority members of the state election commission. Majority and minority parties are defined as the political parties whose members hold the largest and second largest number of seats in the combined houses of the General Assembly. Before appointing county election commissioners, members of the state election commission are directed to consult with members of the General Assembly from each county regarding whom to appoint as county election commissioners. | |
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LENA FRAZIER 354 Columbia Avenue Centerville, TN 37033 Phone: 931-729-2289
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BILLY McCALEB - Chairman 7030 Willow Springs Road Lyles, TN 37098 Phone: 931-670-6550
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ROY COCHRAN 4205 Highway 50 East Duck River, TN 38454 Phone: 931-583-2338
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RICHARD CANADY 2551 Skyview Drive Centerville, TN 37033 Phone: 931-729-5386
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CHRISTINE SAWYER - Secretary 123 Perry Street Centerville, TN 37033 Phone: 931-729-3216
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