Amends amend TCA.

This bill requires the secretary of state, in collaboration with the state election commission, to investigate the results of the 2020 general election results for president and U.S. congress in Tennessee. In conducting the investigation, this bill requires the secretary of state to perform: (1) A forensic audit of each ballot available for review from the 2020 general election; (2) A complete canvassing of each ballot for purposes of confirming the vote tallies for each race; and (3) A thorough review of the chain of custody for ballots, ballot boxes, and voting machines and equipment. This bill requires each county election commission and state and local election official to cooperate with the secretary of state and meet each deadline established by the secretary of state for purposes of meeting the requirements of this bill. If a county election commission or a state or local election official does not timely cooperate with the secretary of state's investigation under this bill, upon referral of the matter by the secretary of state, the attorney general and reporter will be required to seek a writ of mandamus ordering the commission or official to comply with the request of the secretary of state. This bill requires the secretary of state to complete the investigation required by this bill no later than December 31, 2022, and report the results of the investigation to the governor, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives no later than January 31, 2023.