Tenn. Code § 8-3452
The provisions of subsections (f), (j), (l), (m) and (n) of § 8-3401 and §§ 8-3425, 8-3426, 8-3429, 8-3431, 8-3432, 8-3434, 8-3436, 8-3437, 8-3501 - 8-3503, 8-3506, 8-3507, 8-3510, and 8-3513 as amended by chapter 373 of the Public Acts of 1957 shall not become effective until a date specified by the governor after he shall have certified that a majority of the members who have elected class A membership shall have voted in a referendum as required by § 218(d) of the Social Security Act, to be covered by the terms of that act, provided that the provisions of § 8-3503 shall not become effective with respect to class A members until such date.
Whenever eligibility for federal social security coverage is extended to new classes of persons in the employ of the state or political subdivisions thereof, the governor is empowered to order and have conducted any supplemental referendum which may be necessary to comply with § 218(d) of the Social Security Act to effectuate coverage of such persons as class A members hereunder.
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