Section 2-11-114 - Acceptance of funding - Collection and expenditure of fees(a) The state election commission, secretary of state, or coordinator of elections may only accept funding from appropriations of public funds from the United States government, the state of Tennessee, or a county or municipality in this state. The state election commission, secretary of state, or coordinator of elections shall not accept or expend any grant, gift, or funding from private persons, corporations, organizations, or political parties for conducting an election unless such acceptance or expenditure is approved by the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives.(b) The state election commission, secretary of state, and coordinator of elections may collect and expend fees authorized by law in this state.(c) This section does not apply to election information advertising, donation of use of a location for voting purposes, volunteer labor by citizens of this state, pens, sanitizer, or nominal items.Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 306,s 1, eff. 5/4/2021.