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3/16/1972
Letter
Joe Carr to the President. Re: The
Presidents name being placed on the ballot in
the Republican Presidential Preference
Primary in the State of Tennessee. 4 pages.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
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SEAL OF THE KVI STATE OF STATE OF
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AGRICULTURE
GREAT THE TENNESSEE
1796
STATE OF TENNESSEE
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
NASHVILLE
JOE C. CARR
March 16, 1972
The President
White House
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Washington, D. C.
Mr. President:
Under the provision of Chapter 102 of the
Public Acts of 1971, as amended by Chapter No. 478
of the Public Acts of 1972 for the State of Tennessee,
this is to inform you that I have determined as pro-
vided by law, that your name should be on the ballot
in the Republican Presidential Preference Primary to
be held on May 4, 1972 in the State of Tennessee.
If you do not choose to have your name
placed on the ballot, then it would be necessary, in
order to withdraw your name, for you to execute and
file with the Secretary of State an affidavit as re-
quired by the said chapter (a copy of which is
enclosed) stating that you are not now nor do you in-
tend to become a candidate for President in the forth-
coming Presidential election.
This affidavit should be returned to my of-
fice by the 26th day of March, 1972.
James Sincerely yours,
Joe C Carr
Secretary of State
JCC-ec
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RECEIVED
MAR 2 2 1972
CENTRAL FILLS
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY
ACT OF 1971
Section 2-832.
Date of primary--Qualifications of
voters. - On the first Thursday in May of each year when a
preident of the United States is to be elected, a preferential
presidential primary shall be held for each political party.
Every qualified voter shall have the opportunity to vote for
his preference on the ballot of his party. In the event
there is no properly qualifying candidate for President in a
political party under the provisions of this act no primary
election shall be held for that party.
Section 2-833. Placing candidates names on ballot
Withdrawal. The name of any candidate for a major political
party nomination for president of the United States shall be
printed on the ballot only:
(1) By direction of the secretary of state, who
shall by the third Thursday of March place the name of such
candidate for president of the United States upon the ballot when
he shall have determined in his sole discretion that such can-
didate's candidacy is generally advocated or recognized in
national news media throughout the United States unless such
candidate shall execute and file with the secretary of state an
affidavit stating without qualification that he is not now and
does not intend to become a candidate for president in the
forthcoming presidential elections.
Such an affidavit shall be filed no later than ten
(10) days after the Secretary of State makes the announcement
of his determination in compliance with the provisions of this
section. The Secretary of State upon making the determination
of candidacy shall thereupon announce his list of candidates
and notify each candidate of the same by mailing a registered
air mail letter on or before noon prevailing time of the third
Thursday of March of the year when the primary is to be held.
When the Secretary of State has determined the can-
didates entitled to be placed on the ballot, under this pro-
vision, he shall certify the names of such candidates to the
County Election Commission not later than thirty (30) days be-
fore such preferential primary election, and such names shall
be placed on the ballot by the county election commission in
each county.
The Secretary of State shall notify each county
election commission of his determination by the most expedious
means. The county election commissions in turn shall place
the names of the candidates so certified on the ballot.
OR
(2) Upon petition for nomination filed by or on be-
half of a candidate for president not later than 12:00 noon
prevailing time on the third Thursday in March of the year
when an election is to be held with the authorities herein
designated, signed by at least twenty-five hundred (2500)
registered voters of the party whose nomination he seeks and signed
by the candidate in whose behalf the petition is filed.
The nominating petition shall be filed with the Secretary
of State and the State Board of Elections. The Secretary of State
shall certify to the chairmen of the various county election
commissions not later than thirty (30) days before such presi-
dential primary election the names of all candidates in whose
behalf proper nominating petitions have been filed. In each
county the primary election shall be considered a regular party
election.
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PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY ACT OF 1971 (continued)
Whenever the chairman or secretary of the respective
party shall receive petitions qualifying the name of a candi-
date for president to be placed on the ballot, he shall forth-
with notify the prospective candidate by the most expeditious
means and shall advise such prospective candidate that unless
he withdraws his name from the ballot within ten (10) days
after receipt of such notice his name will appear on the ballot
of his party at the presidential preference primary. If a
candidate qualified by petition signifies his desire to with-
draw from the primary, his name shall not appear on the ballot.
Section 2-834. Ballots, contents Ballots for each
party shall contain a column for president on the ballot for
each
political
party.
The column shall be headed "Candidate
of the
party for president of the United States. "
Underneath this heading shall appear the words, "I hereby de-
clare my preference for candidate for the office of president
of the United States to be as follows:" Below these words
there shall be printed the names of candidates with the usual
boxes at the right.
No candidate shall be entitled to enter more than one
party primary. In the event a candidate wishes to enter a
party primary other than that designated by the Secretary of
State, he shall signify his preference to the Secretary of
State within ten (10) days after the third Thursday of March
and the Secretary of State shall certify him only for that
primary preferred.
Section 2-835. Ballots, counting--Returns, canvassing.
-Ballots shall be counted and returns made and canvassed as
provided in Section 2-813 and other sections relating thereto.
Section 2-836.
Results binding on delegates to
national political conventions. The results of the preferential
presidential primary shall be binding on the delegates to the
national political nominating conventions as hereinafter pro-
vided. The delegates to the National Political Nominating
Conventions shall be bound by the results of the preferential
presidential primary for the first two (2) ballots. Delegates
elected from a congressional district shall be bound by the
election results within said district, and they shall cast their
first and second ballot for the candidate winning the primary
within said district. Delegates elected on a state at large
basis shall be bound by the election results on the state at large
basis, and they shall cast their first ballot for the candidate
winning the primary in the entire state. The delegates shall
thereafter be bound to support such candidate so long as he, not
to exceed two (2) ballots, has twenty per cent (20%) of the total
convention vote or until such time the candidate of their party
releases them from the results of the presidential preference
primary.
Delegates shall be selected in accordance with the
rules and practices of the respective parties.
Section 2-837.
County or municipal primary elections
authorized at same time Any political party may hold county or
municipal primary elections for the purpose of electing county
executive committee nominating candidates for county or munici-
pal offices to be filled at the August regular elections at the
same time as the preferential presidential primary is held. Any
county or municipality may hold referendums or special elections
at the same time the presidential preference primary is held.
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PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY ACT OF 1971 (continued)
Section 2-838. Notice of county and municipal pri-
maries required. - Whenever a political party shall desire to
hold such a county or municipal primary at the same time that
the preferential presidential primary is held the governing
authority of such party shall notify the county election commis-
sion of the intent of the party to hold such a primary not
later than 12 o'clock noon prevailing time the fourth Thursday
in March of the year when the election is to be held.
Whenever, by private act, a county shall conduct a
county primary election on the same date as the presidential
preference primary election, the provisions of the controlling
private act governing the qualifications of voters for the county
primary shall control for purposes of the county primary election
only, in the event there is a conflict between those provisions
and the provisions of this act.
Section 2-839.
County and municipal primary ballots.
Placing candidates names on. The name of no candidate for
nomination for any office to be filled by the voters in such
local primary election shall be printed upon any official ballot
used in such primary unless not later than twelve o'clock (12:00) noon
prevailing time on the fourth Thursday in March of the year when
the primary is to be held, a petition, signed by at least twenty-
five (25) voters registered to vote in such primary, is filed with
the county chairman of the party of which nomination he seeks.
The respective county chairmen of the parties shall certify to
the local county election commission the names of the candidates
who have qualified for the nomination.
Section 2-840. Primary laws applicable. - All laws
relating to primary or regular elections shall apply to primaries,
referendums or special elections under the provisions of Sections
2-831 through 2-841 unless clearly inconsistent with Sections
2-831 through 2-841.
Where inconsistent, the state primary law shall pre-
vail over the provisions of the Dortch Ballot Law.
Section 2-841. Ballots prepared by county election
commission. The County election commission of each county shall
hold such election and shall prepare all ballots, appoint the
officers, registrars, and voting machine judges or operators used
in conducting elections held under the provisions of Sections
2-831 through 2-841.
In the event a referendum or special election be held
ballots shall be counted and returns made and canvassed as provided
in Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-1809 and sections relating
thereto. In the case of county primary elections, each County
Primary Board concerned shall appoint three (3) judges and two (2)
clerks to hold its primary elections at each polling place. The
judges shall also act as assistant registrars to supervise ballot
applications for their respective parties.
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