Tennessee Statutes
§ 2-17-104 — Contest of primary election
Tennessee·Title 2
(a)Any candidate may contest the primary election of the candidate's party for the office for which that person was a candidate.
(b)To institute a contest, the candidate shall, within five (5) days after the certification of results by the county election commission, file a written notice of contest with the state primary board of the candidate's party and with all other candidates who might be adversely affected by the contest. In the notice the candidate shall state fully the grounds of the contest.
(c)The state primary board shall hear and determine the contest and make the disposition of the contest which justice and fairness require, including setting aside the election if necessary.
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Related
State Ex Rel. Inman v. Brock
622 S.W.2d 36 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1981)
Kurita v. State Primary Board of Tennessee Democratic Party
472 F. App'x 398 (Sixth Circuit, 2012)
Robert Starbuck Newsom a/k/a Robby Starbuck v. Tennessee Republican Party
(Tennessee Supreme Court, 2022)
Donna Rowland v. Rishi K. Saxena, M.D.
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2011)
Legislative History
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1704.
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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