{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-2-5-219","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-5-219","heading":"Candidates nominated by write-in votes - Withdrawal of name","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any other general law, or special act, or municipal charter to the contrary, no write-in candidate in a primary election for a position as a county or municipal official shall have such candidate's name placed upon the ballot in the election for such position unless such candidate received not less than twenty-five (25) votes.\n(b) If a candidate is nominated as prescribed in subsection (a) by write-in votes, such a nominated candidate may withdraw from the nomination by filing a letter of withdrawal with the county election commission not later than ten (10) days after the primary election wherein such candidate was nominated.","path":["TN Code","Title 2","Chapter 5"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"a9dd316fc39125ecf641ee491ced5d292dbb2787bc4bfd2aaf9e69ed5ffc9f20","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-2-5-218","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-2-6-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}