Tennessee § 2-13-102 - Creation of state primary boards.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 2-13-102 — Creation of state primary boards., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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. Acts 1972, ch. 740, §§ 1, 8; T.C.A., § 2-1303. Attorney General Opinions. T.C.A. §§ 2-13-102 , 2-13-103 , and 2-17-104 , which require the establishment of a state primary board for each political party in Tennessee and give that board certain authorities, do not infringe on the political parties’ First Amendment right to freedom of association. OAG 19-11, 2019 Tenn. AG LEXIS 13 (7/30/2019).
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Section 2-13-102 ("Creation of state primary boards.") 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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