Tennessee § 2-17-104 - Contest of primary election.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 2-17-104 — Contest of primary election., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2-17-104. Contest of primary election.
Any candidate may contest the primary election of the candidate's party for the office for which that person was a candidate. To institute a contest, the candidate shall, within five (5) days after the certification of results by the county election commission, file a written notice of contest with the state primary board of the candidate's party and with all other candidates who might be adversely affected by the contest. In the notice the candidate shall state fully the grounds of the contest. The state primary board shall hear and determine the contest and make the disposition of the contest which justice and fairness require, including setting aside the election if necessary. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1704. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 10 Tenn. Juris., Elections, §§ 17, 18, 25; 17 Tenn. Juris., Jurisdiction, § 23. 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).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2-17-104 ("Contest of primary election.") 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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