Section 8-13-101 - Election - Term of office(a) A register is elected for each county by the qualified voters thereof, and holds the office for four (4) years, and until a successor is qualified.(b) If a vacancy shall occur in the office of register, the vacancy shall be filled as provided for in § 5-1-104(b).Code 1858, § 446 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 2, § 4); Shan., § 558; Code 1932, § 807; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1301; Acts 1981, ch. 318, § 7.