Article VIII. Militia

Article VIII, Section 1

Constitution of the State of Tennessee

Official text

All militia officers shall be elected by persons subject to military duty, within the bounds of their several companies, battalions, regiments, brigades and divisions, under such rules and regulations as the Legislature may from time to time direct and establish.

Source: Tennessee Blue Book 2025-2026 (Tennessee Secretary of State)

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