Constable 51
Constable 51 : Modern Usage By Country: (11. 24) Tennessee: Constable is an elected position with full power of arrest and is a state peace officer. The Tennessee State Constitution was amended in 1978 so as not to require counties to have this office; prior to this point, it was mandatory to elect constables in each county. Subsequent statutory law has allowed its continuance in certain counties, with the stipulation that there be no more than half as many constables in a county as there are county commissioners in that county, except in counties where the general law provides for an exception by county population brackets. Constables are elected to four-year terms in August of the years coincident with presidential elections; unexpired terms may be filled by special election, but such special election must be held coincidentally with another scheduled election, an unexpired term may also be filled by an appointee elected by that county's legislative body. Candidates for office are not required to declare a party to run and thus run as independents
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