Tennessee § 2-7-126 - Challenge on ground of party membership.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 2-7-126 — Challenge on ground of party membership., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2-7-126. Challenge on ground of party membership.
A person offering to vote in a primary may also be challenged on the ground that the person is not qualified under § 2-7-115(b) . Such a challenge shall be disposed of under the procedure of §§ 2-7-123 — 2-7-125 by the judge or judges and the other election officials of the party in whose primary the voter applied to vote, with a total of three (3) to decide the challenge. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-726.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2-7-126 ("Challenge on ground of party membership.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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