Tennessee Statutes
§ 2-13-208 — Municipal elections to be nonpartisan
Tennessee·Title 2
(a)Notwithstanding other provisions of this part, municipal elections shall be nonpartisan. Municipal elections shall not require candidates to be nominated by political parties unless the municipality's charter specifically permits partisan elections. When a municipality's charter allows partisan elections, political parties may nominate candidates for municipal office by using the primary election provisions of this title or as otherwise authorized by the rules of the party.
(b)In any county having a metropolitan form of government, the election of the county mayor and the members of the legislative body of such metropolitan government shall be considered to be municipal elections within the meaning of this section; however, this section shall not be construed to require a partisan ele
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Related
Amacher v. State of Tennessee, The
(M.D. Tennessee, 2021)
Fraternal Order Of Police v. Metropolitan Government Of Nashville And Davidson County, Tennessee
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2019)
Legislative History
Acts 1993, ch. 89, § 1; 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
Nearby Sections
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§ 2-1-101
Short title§ 2-1-102
Purpose§ 2-1-103
Scope of title§ 2-1-104
Title definitions§ 2-1-105
Voting eligibility§ 2-1-106
Absence from work allowed for voting§ 2-1-108
Filing of required documents§ 2-1-109
Copies of documents - Certification§ 2-1-113
Meetings of boards and commissions§ 2-1-114
Requisites for political parties§ 2-1-115
Computation of time