Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-1-114

Requisites for political parties

Known as the Election Code

The act spans §§ 2–2 (475 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Libertarian Party of Tennessee v. Goins (2010)

Most recently applied in 7 F. Supp. 3d 772 - Green Party of Tennessee v. Hargett (March 2014)

Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-114.

No political party may have nominees on a ballot or exercise any of the rights of political parties under this title until its officers have filed on its behalf with the secretary of state and with the coordinator of elections:

(1) An affidavit under oath that it does not advocate the overthrow of local, state or national government by force or violence and that it is not affiliated with any organization which does advocate such a policy; and

(2) A copy of the rules under which the party and its subdivisions operate. Copies of amendments or additions to the rules shall be filed with the secretary of state and with the coordinator of elections within thirty (30) days after they are adopted and shall be of no effect until ten (10) days after they are filed.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.