Tennessee Statutes
§ 2-5-103 — Candidates for statewide elections
Tennessee·Title 2
(a)Each independent or primary candidate for an office elected by the voters of the entire state shall file the candidate's original nominating petition in the office of the state election commission and a certified duplicate with the coordinator of elections and with the chair of the party's state executive committee in the case of primary candidates.
(b)The chair of the state election commission shall, no later than twelve (12:00) noon prevailing time on the first Thursday after the deadlines set in § 2-5-101 , certify to the chairs of the county election commissions the names of all candidates who have qualified under this section to have their names on the ballots for general or primary elections.
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Related
State Ex Rel. Hooker v. Thompson
249 S.W.3d 331 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1996)
Legislative History
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1978, ch. 754, § 2; T.C.A., § 2-507.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 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