T.C.A. § 2-5-102 Nominating Petitions - Form - Requirements

• Library: Tennessee Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 488, and 2023EX1, ch. 4
• Year: 2023
• Citation: T.C.A. § 2-5-102

(a) Nominating petitions shall be in substantially the following form:

We the undersigned registered voters of the city of ______________,

(for municipal elections)

in the county of __________, State of Tennessee, (and members of the (for primaries) ______________________ _________ Party), hereby nominate

(for municipal elections)

______________________ __ _________________,

(name) (address)

______________ County as a candidate (for nomination) for the office of

(for primaries)

______________, ______________

(office) (division, part or district number)

to be voted in the election to be held on the __________ day of ______________, ____________. We request that such candidate's name be printed on the official ballot.

This petition was issued by

______________,

(signature of administrator of elections, deputy or election commissioner)

______________

(date)

TO BE COMPLETED BY CANDIDATE

I hereby direct that my name appear on the official ballot as follows:

______________

PRINT NAME

<TABLE border="0"> <TR><TD colspan="2"> <para>_________________________________________</para></TD><TD> <para> ______________</para></TD><TD> <para> _______________</para></TD> </TR> <TR><TD> <para>(residential address of candidate)</para></TD><TD> <para> (zip)</para></TD><TD> <para> (telephone)</para></TD> </TR> <TR><TD colspan="2"> <para>_________________________________________</para></TD><TD> <para> ______________</para></TD><TD> <para> _______________</para></TD> </TR> <TR><TD> <para>(business address of candidate)</para></TD><TD> <para> (zip)</para></TD><TD> <para> (telephone)</para></TD> </TR> </TABLE>

FOR CANDIDATES REQUIRED TO BE AN ATTORNEY:

By my signature, I hereby certify that I

am licensed to practice law in this state. ______________

(signature of candidate)

SUPREME COURT REGISTRATION No. _____________

NOMINATING SIGNATURES

(Must be registered voters who are eligible to vote to fill this office)

<TABLE border="0"> <TR><TD colspan="2"> <para>Signature of Voter</para></TD><TD> <para>Address of Residence as Shown on</para></TD> </TR> <TR><TD> <para>Voter Registration</para></TD> </TR> <TR><TD colspan="2"> <para>_____________________________</para></TD><TD> <para>_____________________________</para></TD> </TR> <TR><TD colspan="2"> <para>_____________________________</para></TD><TD> <para>_____________________________</para></TD> </TR> <TR><TD colspan="2"> <para>_____________________________</para></TD><TD> <para>_____________________________</para></TD> </TR> </TABLE>