Restrictions on Candidacy
Reference Number: CTAS-862
Under T.C.A. § 2-5-101, there are certain restrictions on how a candidate may qualify:
- No one may qualify with more than one political party for the same office;
- No one may qualify as an independent and a primary candidate for the same office in the same year;
- No one defeated in the primary or party caucus may qualify or appear on the ballot as the nominee of a different political party or as an independent in the general election;
- No primary candidate may appear on the ballot for the general election as a nominee of a different political party or as an independent; and
- No one may qualify for more than one state office or more than one constitutional county office or countywide office in an election. (Note that unless the qualifications for a particular office prevent it, a candidate may run for one county and one state office in the same election.)