Tennessee Statutes
§ 2-14-106 — Time when qualifying petitions are to be filed
Tennessee·Title 2
(a)Candidates for office in a special election shall qualify as required in regular elections but shall file qualifying petitions no later than twelve o'clock (12:00) noon prevailing time on the sixth Thursday before the day of the election to have their names printed on the ballots. Party nominations shall be made under §§ 2-5-101(g) and 2-13-204 subject to the deadline in the preceding sentence.
(b)In counties having a population in excess of six hundred thousand (600,000), according to the federal census of 1970 or any subsequent federal census, when a special election is being held in conjunction with either a municipal, August primary or general election, the time of qualifying for candidates to the office for which the special election is being held shall conform and be governed by
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Legislative History
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1975, ch. 84, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1406; Acts 2012, ch. 1101, § 10.
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
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