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TN Code § 2-12-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 12 - County Election Commissions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-12-111. Notices of Elections

  The county election commission shall publish, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or municipality in which the election is to be held, a notice of all elections, except special elections, not less than twenty-one (21) days before the qualifying deadline for candidates in the election which shall be named in the notice.   The county election commission shall publish, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county a notice of elections on questions not less than twenty (20) days nor more than thirty (30) days before the day of the election. The notice shall include in its entirety the resolution or other instrument requiring the holding of the election except for signatures or names.   The county election commission shall publish, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, a notice of every election, stating the day, time and polling places for the election, not more than ten (10) nor less than three (3) days before the day of the election.
TN Code § 2-12-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 12 - County Election Commissions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-12-112. Members of County Commission in Office Throughout Each Election Day

 In any county having a population of not less than eight hundred twenty-five thousand (825,000) nor more than eight hundred thirty thousand (830,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the members of the county election commission shall be in the commission office throughout each election day unless they are out for good cause.
TN Code § 2-12-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 12 - County Election Commissions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-12-113. Names of Election Officials Failing to Serve Submitted to Grand Jury

 The chair of the county election commission shall furnish the first grand jury sitting in the county after an election the names of all appointed election officials who failed to serve in the election and who did not notify the commission in advance that they could not. If an affidavit has been filed by an official with the commission setting forth why the official did not serve, the chair shall furnish it to the grand jury together with the chair's recommendation.
TN Code § 2-12-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 12 - County Election Commissions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-12-114. Information Provided for Coordinator of Elections

  Each county election commission shall provide to the coordinator of elections the following information by precinct beginning on June 1, 1995, and each six (6) months thereafter:  The number of active voters and the number of inactive voters at the beginning of the reporting period;   The number of active voters and the number of inactive voters at the end of the reporting period;   The number of new valid voter registrations for the reporting period. This number shall not include duplicates, rejected registrations, and changes of names and addresses within the county; and   The number of active voters and the number of inactive voters purged during the reporting period.     Each county election commission shall on the same schedule established in subsection (a) provide to the coordinator of elections the following information for the county:  The number of registration applications received during the reporting period from the following categories of sources:  Those registering to vote in the county election commission office or other supplemental registrations held by or on behalf of the county election commission;   The department of safety, motor vehicle offices;   By-mail registration;   Public assistance agencies serving as voter registration agencies. This includes the following state departments: human services, mental health and substance abuse services, intellectual and developmental disabilities, health, and veterans services;   State-funded agencies primarily serving persons with disabilities;   Armed forces recruitment offices; and   Passive registration agencies: public libraries, county clerks, and registers of deeds;     The number of duplicate registration applications received during the six-month period from the same categories of sources; and   The number of confirmation notices mailed out during the six-month period and the number of responses received to those confirmation notices.
TN Code § 2-12-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 12 - County Election Commissions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-12-115. Holdover Powers of County Election Commission Upon Subdivision of County

 In all cases not otherwise provided for, when fractions of counties have been cut off to establish a new county, the county election commission of each old county shall, until the next apportionment of representatives, hold all elections for governor, members of congress, and members of the general assembly.
TN Code § 2-12-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 12 - County Election Commissions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-12-117. Development of Internet Based Electronic Filing Process

  Each county election commission is authorized to develop, with the advice, assistance and approval of the registry of election finance, an Internet based electronic filing process for use by candidates for local public office and all political campaign committees for a local election in such county or in the municipalities located in such county that are required to file statements and reports with such county election commission.   Such system shall provide each candidate and political campaign committee with secure access to the electronic filing system and provide safeguards against efforts to tamper or change the data in any way.   Once the electronic filing system is completed and tested, the county election commission shall provide public notice that the system is operational and available for filers to commence use.   If a county election commission decides to develop such an Internet based electronic filing process, any and all costs for such development and Internet posting shall be an expenditure of such county election commission.   If a county election commission develops and implements an Internet based electronic filing process pursuant to this section, then the county election commission shall notify the division of elections in the secretary of state's office at least ninety (90) days prior to its use.
TN Code § 2-12-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 12 - County Election Commissions|Part 2 - Administrators and Registrars|§ 2-12-202. Precinct Registrars and Assistants — Appointment and Duties

  The majority party members of the county election commission shall appoint one (1) precinct registrar for each polling place, and the minority party members of the commission shall appoint one (1) precinct registrar for each polling place. The appointments shall be made for each election.   The commission may appoint for each polling place for each election only as many assistant precinct registrars as may be necessary to expedite voting.   Precinct registrars and assistant precinct registrars shall perform the duties imposed by this title and duties assigned them by the county election commission.
TN Code § 2-12-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 12 - County Election Commissions|Part 2 - Administrators and Registrars|§ 2-12-203. Precinct Registrars and Assistants — Compensation

 For each day's attendance upon registration periods and for attendance at the polls, precinct registrars and assistant precinct registrars shall be paid a minimum of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per day. The compensation may be increased by resolution of the county legislative body.
TN Code § 2-12-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 12 - County Election Commissions|Part 2 - Administrators and Registrars|§ 2-12-204. Absent Precinct Registrars

 If a precinct registrar is absent on a day fixed for registration or for an election, the commissioners representing the same party as the absent registrar shall select a person who meets the requirements of this chapter to act for the absent precinct registrar during the period of such precinct registrar's absence.
TN Code § 2-12-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 12 - County Election Commissions|Part 2 - Administrators and Registrars|§ 2-12-205. Removal of Precinct Registrars for Violation of Oath

 The commission may remove any precinct registrar for violation of such registrar's oath as a registrar.
TN Code § 2-12-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 12 - County Election Commissions|Part 2 - Administrators and Registrars|§ 2-12-206. Death or Resignation of Precinct Registrars

 If a precinct registrar dies, resigns or is removed, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the commissioners representing the same party as the registrar. The new appointee shall serve for the unexpired term of the person whom such appointee replaces.
TN Code § 2-12-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 12 - County Election Commissions|Part 2 - Administrators and Registrars|§ 2-12-207. Administration of Oaths

 The administrator of elections, deputies, precinct registrars and assistant precinct registrars may administer oaths in the performance of their duties.
TN Code § 2-12-208 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 12 - County Election Commissions|Part 2 - Administrators and Registrars|§ 2-12-208. Compensation of Certified Administrators of Elections

  Any administrator of elections employed pursuant to § 2-12-201, who has been certified under § 2-11-202(b), shall receive as a base minimum yearly salary at least ninety percent (90%) of the base salary of the county's assessor of property, as provided in § 67-1-508, if the office of such administrator of elections is open five (5) full days a week. If any administrator of elections' base minimum yearly salary is less than ninety percent (90%) of the base salary of the county's assessor of property on June 18, 2005, then such administrator's salary shall be increased by five percent (5%) per year until such administrator's base minimum yearly salary equals ninety percent (90%) of the base salary of the county's assessor of property; provided, that nothing in this subsection (a) shall prohibit adjustment of an administrator's base minimum yearly salary at a rate greater than five percent (5%) per year.   The minimum salaries for certified administrators provided by this section shall be paid by the county for which such administrator is employed. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting a county from paying its administrator more than the minimum salary provided by this section.   For the purposes of classifying the counties under this section, the population classifications established in § 8-24-101 shall be applicable. For the purpose of establishing the compensation of certified administrators, the schedule established in § 8-24-102 shall be applicable for the certified administrators in their respective counties effective July 1, 1996.   For the purpose of phasing in the compensation schedule provided in this section no administrator shall receive more than a seven percent (7%) increase in the 1996-97 fiscal year. If any subsequent year's increase provides for an increase of more than ten percent (10%) in any fiscal year, then the remaining increase that exceeds ten percent (10%) shall be carried over to subsequent years until the compensation provided for is obtained.   The population of counties for purposes of this section shall be determined by the 1990 federal census or the most recent succeeding federal census or a special census as provided in § 8-24-102(c).   On July 1, 1997, and each July 1 thereafter, the compensation for certified administrators as provided by this section, shall be increased by a dollar amount equal to the average annualized general increase in state employee's compensation during the prior fiscal year multiplied by the compensation established for the county officials of the county with the median population of all counties; provided, in no year shall such compensation increase by more than ten percent (10%). On or before May 1 of each year, the commissioner of finance and administration shall certify to the comptroller of the treasury the average annualized general increase in state employee's compensation during that fiscal year.
TN Code § 2-12-210 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 12 - County Election Commissions|Part 2 - Administrators and Registrars|§ 2-12-210. Status as County Employee Unchanged

 Nothing in Acts 1986, ch. 930 shall be construed as conferring upon any county election commission, administrator of elections or any other county election official, status as a state employee. All such persons shall be subject to all applicable purchasing and budgetary laws of such county.
TN Code § 2-13-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 13 - Political Parties and Primaries|Part 1 - Political Party Organization|§ 2-13-101. Chapter Definitions

 In this chapter, “political party” and “party” mean “statewide political party” unless another intent is clearly shown.
TN Code § 2-13-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 13 - Political Parties and Primaries|Part 1 - Political Party Organization|§ 2-13-102. Creation of State Primary Boards

  Each political party shall have a state executive committee which shall be the state primary board for the party.   The state primary board shall perform the duties and exercise the powers required by this title for its party.   The state primary board of each statewide political party created by this section is the immediate successor to the state board of primary election commissioners of each party. Wherever in the Tennessee Code the state board of primary election commissioners of a political party is referred to, “state primary board” shall be substituted.
TN Code § 2-13-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 13 - Political Parties and Primaries|Part 1 - Political Party Organization|§ 2-13-103. State Executive Committee — Election — Composition — Terms

  Members of the state executive committee for each party are elected at the regular August primary election immediately before the election of the governor.   In each party's primary its voters in each senatorial district shall elect one (1) man and one (1) woman as members of the state executive committee for terms of four (4) years beginning on September 15 following their election.   Persons elected shall qualify by taking the oath of office and filing it with the coordinator of elections.
TN Code § 2-13-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 13 - Political Parties and Primaries|Part 1 - Political Party Organization|§ 2-13-104. Party Membership Requirements for Candidates

 All candidates for state executive committee membership and for membership in the general assembly shall be bona fide members of the political party whose election they seek. Except as provided in § 2-13-115, a party may require by rule that candidates for its nominations be bona fide members of the party.
TN Code § 2-13-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 13 - Political Parties and Primaries|Part 1 - Political Party Organization|§ 2-13-105. Vacancies on State Executive Committee

 Each state executive committee may, by vote of its members, temporarily fill a vacancy in its membership due to death, resignation, disqualification, change of residence, persistent absence from meetings without good cause, or violation of the oath of office until a successor is chosen at the next regular August election.
TN Code § 2-13-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 13 - Political Parties and Primaries|Part 1 - Political Party Organization|§ 2-13-106. State Primary Board — Operating Provisions

 When acting as the state primary board of its party, the state executive committee shall operate subject to the following provisions:   The chair and secretary of the committee, duly elected under the rules of the political party, shall be the chair and secretary of the board;   Unless elected to the committee under § 2-13-103, the chair shall vote only in the event of a tie vote among the members and the secretary shall not vote; and   If there is not a quorum at a properly called meeting, the members present may adjourn from day to day and may treat the absence of a member after the first day of the meeting as a temporary vacancy unless there is known to be good cause for the absence. The members present may fill the vacancy for that meeting only.
TN Code § 2-13-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 13 - Political Parties and Primaries|Part 1 - Political Party Organization|§ 2-13-108. Meetings of State Primary Boards — Appointment of County Primary Boards

   Each state primary board shall meet at a public building in Nashville at least once in every even-numbered year at the call of its chair, or on such other occasions as may be necessary in order that it may fulfill its duties under this title.   Meetings of each state primary board shall be open and subject to title 8, chapter 44.     Each state primary board shall appoint five (5) persons in each county, for terms of two (2) years from the date of their appointment and until their successors are appointed and qualified by taking the oath, to compose its county primary boards.   The county primary board of each statewide political party created by this section for each county is the immediate successor to the county boards of primary election commissioners of each political party. Wherever in the Tennessee Code the county boards of primary election commissioners of political parties are referred to, “county primary board” shall be substituted.
TN Code § 2-13-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 13 - Political Parties and Primaries|Part 1 - Political Party Organization|§ 2-13-109. Political Party Membership Requirement for County Primary Boards

 Members of the county primary boards shall be bona fide members of the political party to whose county primary board they are appointed.
TN Code § 2-13-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 13 - Political Parties and Primaries|Part 1 - Political Party Organization|§ 2-13-110. Lists of Nominees for County Primary Boards

  Each state primary board shall appoint the members of its county primary boards from lists submitted by the county executive committees.   Where the list submitted by the county executive committee is not divided fairly among the elements of the party, the state primary board may appoint two (2) members of the county primary board without regard for the list, but it shall appoint the other three (3) members from the list submitted by the county executive committee.   If no list is submitted, the state primary board shall draw up its own list of nominees from which it shall appoint the county primary board for that county or it may designate the county election commission to act as its county primary board.
TN Code § 2-13-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 13 - Political Parties and Primaries|Part 1 - Political Party Organization|§ 2-13-111. Organization of County Primary Boards

 The county primary boards shall organize within ten (10) days after their appointment by the election of a chair and secretary.
TN Code § 2-13-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 13 - Political Parties and Primaries|Part 1 - Political Party Organization|§ 2-13-112. Vacancies on County Primary Board

 Each county primary board shall immediately notify its state primary board upon the occurrence of any vacancy in its membership. The state primary board shall appoint new members to fill any vacancies in the membership of its county primary boards due to death, resignation or other cause. The person so appointed shall hold office during the unexpired term for which the person was appointed.
TN Code § 2-13-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 13 - Political Parties and Primaries|Part 1 - Political Party Organization|§ 2-13-113. Information Furnished Primary Boards

 The state and county election commissions shall furnish to the state and county primary boards such information and such access to records as may be required to enable the boards to carry out their duties under this title.
TN Code § 2-13-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 13 - Political Parties and Primaries|Part 1 - Political Party Organization|§ 2-13-114. Calendar of Appearances

  The state executive committees for each statewide political party are urged to jointly establish a calendar of appearances in each county in this state enabling their respective gubernatorial candidates to appear together during the time between the primary and general elections.   At each such appearance, each candidate is to be given an opportunity to speak to those attending the event, and following each candidate's speech, a time is to be provided for a town-hall forum.   The schedule, if established, should be posted on the web site of each political party no less than fifteen (15) days prior to the primary election. Once established, any change to a scheduled appearance or if one of the candidates should be unable to appear, should be posted as soon as such information is available to the respective committee.
TN Code § 2-13-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 13 - Political Parties and Primaries|Part 1 - Political Party Organization|§ 2-13-115. Exemption for Honorably Discharged Veterans Running for Political Office

 A person who is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces, a member of the Tennessee national guard, a member of the Tennessee air national guard, or an inactive reservist of any of the United States uniformed military services in good standing must not be disqualified as a candidate for any office if, for service-related reasons, that person was unable to comply with a statewide political party's or recognized minor party's rules for candidacy for nomination for such party, and such service-related reasons are the sole reason the person is unable to qualify.
TN Code § 2-13-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 13 - Political Parties and Primaries|Part 2 - Selection of Candidates|§ 2-13-201. Conditions for Name Being Shown on Ballot

 No person's name may be shown on a ballot as the nominee of a political party for the offices named in § 2-13-202 or for any office to be voted on by the voters of a county, unless the political party:   Is a statewide political party or a recognized minor party; and   Has nominated the person substantially in compliance with this chapter.
TN Code § 2-13-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 13 - Political Parties and Primaries|Part 2 - Selection of Candidates|§ 2-13-202. Offices for Which Candidates Are Chosen in Primary Elections

 Statewide political parties shall nominate their candidates for the following offices by vote of the members of the party in primary elections at the regular August election:   Governor;   Members of the general assembly;   United States senator; and   Members of the United States house of representatives.
TN Code § 2-13-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 13 - Political Parties and Primaries|Part 2 - Selection of Candidates|§ 2-13-205. Presidential Preference Primaries — Date of Election — Failure to Have Candidate's Name on Ballot

 On the first Tuesday in March before presidential electors are elected, a presidential preference primary shall be held for each statewide political party. If no candidate will appear on the presidential preference primary ballot of a political party under § 2-5-205, no presidential preference primary shall be held for that political party.