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The GoVoteTN app is available for download in the Apple store or the Google Play store. You can also access the app through any web browser as a website application.
Administrative Judges are hired through a competitive interview process by the Secretary of State. Open positions for a new Administrative Judge are publicly posted by the Secretary of State’s Human Resources division.
No. The titles Administrative Judge, Administrative Law Judge, and ALJ are used interchangeably.
No, Administrative Judges hear a wide variety of cases. Judges have experience with the multi-faceted issues presented by each individual case filed with APD. This approach allows for the greatest amount of flexibility with scheduling and assignment of cases ensuring that hearings and mediations proceed in the most expeditious manner possible. The one exception to this practice involves State Board of Equalization cases which are primarily assigned to a subset of judges with additional specialized training in that area of the law.
- A nonresident fiduciary is a person who does not reside in Tennessee, or a bank or trust company not authorized to do business in Tennessee, that is appointed by will, deed, trust agreement, court order or otherwise to serve as trustee of a corporate or personal trust, personal representative of an estate, guardian, conservator for an incompetent person, guardian for a minor or in any other fiduciary capacity.
- Only certain types of individuals, banks or trust companies may serve as nonresident fiduciaries. Please consult Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 35-50-107 for a complete listing of qualified persons or entities.
The Secretary of State's office will no longer be accepting Worker's Compensation filings.
The Worker's Compensation Exemption Registry has been moved to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Filings may be submitted with them beginning November 7, 2022, at exemptionregistry.tn.gov
For questions regarding Worker's Compensation Exemption filings, please call (615)532-1319
The GoVoteTN app allows Tennesseans the opportunity to view their sample ballot, locate their polling location and learn about their district.
Highlights of the app include:
- Early voting and Election Day polling locations and hours of operation
- Candidate list for upcoming election
- Ability to mark sample ballots for upcoming election
- Navigation to early voting and Election Day polling locations
- County election commission information
- Access online election results through the application
The Secretary of State's office will no longer be accepting Worker's Compensation filings.
The Worker's Compensation Exemption Registry has been moved to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Filings may be submitted with them beginning November 7, 2022 at exemptionregistry.tn.gov
For questions regarding Worker's Compensation Exemption filings, please call (615)532-1319
An Administrative Judge is also known as an Administrative Law Judge or ALJ. The Administrative Judge rules on cases involving administrative disputes (or disputes regarding the administration or implementation of government laws and rules).
A nonresident person, bank or trust company cannot serve in a fiduciary capacity in Tennessee unless and until it has appointed in writing the Tennessee Secretary of State as its agent for service of process. This appointment authorizes the Secretary of State to receive and to forward to the nonresident fiduciary by registered or certified mail all process in any action or proceeding relating to any trust, estate or matter within this State in which the person, bank or trust company is serving as fiduciary.
The appointment document submitted to the Secretary of State must contain the following items:
- The name of the specific trust, estate, or person for which the fiduciary has been appointed;
- The name and out-of-state street address (including zip code) of the fiduciary;
- A statement clearly designating the Tennessee Secretary of State as agent for service of process;
- An original signature of the nonresident person or the representative of the bank or trust company (or a certified copy of the signed appointment document); and
- The date the document is signed.
- The appointment document need not be in affidavit form or notarized.
- The appointment document must be accompanied by a filing fee of $10.00. Please make checks or money orders payable to the Tennessee Secretary of State.
Agent Appointment by Nonresident Fiduciary form is also available.
The Secretary of State's office will no longer be accepting Worker's Compensation filings.
The Worker's Compensation Exemption Registry has been moved to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Filings may be submitted with them beginning November 7, 2022 at exemptionregistry.tn.gov
For questions regarding Worker's Compensation Exemption filings, please call (615)532-1319