The ''Tennessee Blue Book'' is an official government manual for the

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Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

, published by the

Secretary of State of Tennessee The Tennessee Secretary of State is an office created by the Tennessee State Constitution. The Secretary of State is responsible for many of the administrative aspects of the operation of the Government of Tennessee, state government of Tenness ...

. The ''Blue Book'' is typically published on a biennial basis. Its contents include details on the organization of the government of Tennessee, maps of

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districts,

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districts, state House districts, and listings of other facts, such as which counties are joined together in judicial districts, and the composition of certain governmental boards and how their members are appointed. Additionally, thumbnail biographies of most senior state officials and all past

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are included, as well as a brief history of the state, and the text of the

Tennessee State Constitution The Constitution of the State of Tennessee defines the form, structure, activities, character, and fundamental rules (and means for changing them) of the U.S. State of Tennessee. The original constitution of Tennessee came into effect on June 1, ...

and the

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. The ''Blue Book'' is a fairly reliable source of information about Tennessee governmental officials.

External links

Links to online edition of ''Tennessee Blue Book''
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