Tennessee § 2-13-205 - Presidential preference primaries — Date of election — Failure to have candidate's name on ballot.
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§ 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. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1976, ch. 439, § 3; 1977, ch. 316, § 3; T.C.A., § 2-1316; Acts 1986, ch. 562, § 5; 2003, ch. 374, § 2; 2007, ch. 71, § 1; 2011, ch. 182, §§ 3, 6. Cross-References. Election of delegates to national convention, § 2-13-302 .
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Section 2-13-205 ("Presidential preference primaries — Date of election — Failure to have candidate's name on ballot.") 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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