8-13-101 - Election Term of office.

8-13-101. Election Term of office.

(a)  A register is elected for each county by the qualified voters thereof, and holds the office for four (4) years, and until a successor is qualified.

(b)  If a vacancy shall occur in the office of register, the vacancy shall be filled as provided for in § 5-1-104(b).

[Code 1858, § 446 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 2, § 4); Shan., § 558; Code 1932, § 807; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1301; Acts 1981, ch. 318, § 7.]