Laws governing ballot measures in Tennessee

The Tennessee State Legislature may place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments and legislatively referred constitutional convention questions. Amendments require passage in two successive legislative sessions with an intervening election to be referred to the ballot. In the first session, the amendment must pass with a simple majority vote in each chamber, while in the second session, the amend must pass with a two-thirds (66.67%) vote in each chamber. Constitutional convention questions require a simple majority vote in each chamber during one legislative session.

Below are links to the various types of ballot measure law Ballotpedia tracks:

• Laws governing recall in Tennessee
• Amending the Tennessee Constitution
• Laws governing local ballot measures in Tennessee
• Signature requirements for ballot measures in Tennessee
• Campaign finance requirements for Tennessee ballot measures

See also

• Laws governing ballot measures
• Types of ballot measures in Tennessee
• List of Tennessee ballot measures