Section 2-7-127 - Closing of the polling place

At the time set for the closing of the polling place, the officer of elections shall place one (1) of the election officials at the end of the line of persons waiting to vote. No other person may then get in line to vote. The polls shall be closed as soon as all persons in the line ahead of the election official have voted regardless of when the polls opened.Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-727.