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Candidate Dates
| Date | Event | Citation | Election Month |
| 1/1/2010 | First day nominating petitions for the August primary and county general election (if no primary held) may be issued. | (TCA § 2-5-102(b)(5)) | August |
| 1/31/2010 | Last day for local elected officials and certain state officials to file the statement of interests with the Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance. | (TCA § 8-50-501) | |
| 2/1/2010 | Year-end supplemental campaign financial disclosure statements due. | (TCA § 2-10-105(c)(1)) | May, August, November |
| 2/4/2010 | On or before this date, all candidates for the office of county road superintendent in a county holding a county primary in May must file their affidavits of qualification with the Tennessee Highway Officials Certification Board. | (TCA § 54-7-104) | May |
| 2/4/2010 | On or before this date, all candidates for the office of county sheriff in a county that will hold its county primary in May must file their affidavits of qualification with the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission (P.O.S.T.). | (TCA § 8-8-102) | May |
| 2/18/2010 | To qualify for a May primary election held in the county, political party candidates nominated by petition and independent candidates must file their nominating petitions with the Chairperson or Administrator of Elections of the County Election Commission on this day, no later than 12:00 NOON prevailing time. (Candidates for county offices for which no county primary has been called must file their petitions by NOON, April 1, 2010.) | (TCA § 2-5-101(a)(2)) | May |
| 2/25/2010 | Withdrawal deadline for candidates who must have qualified by February 18th. By 12:00 NOON prevailing time on this date, candidates wanting to remove their names from the ballot must file a written request over the candidates’ signature. | (TCA § 2-5-204(b)(1)) | May |
| 3/15/2010 | No later than 12:00 NOON prevailing time on this date, a person who desires to have write-in votes counted in her or her name must file a certification of write-in candidacy in the appropriate jurisdictions. | (TCA § 2-8-113(c)) | May |
| 3/18/2010 | On or before this date, all candidates for the office of county road superintendent in a county that has not called for a county primary for this office must file their affidavits of qualification with the Tennessee Highway Officials Certification Board. | (TCA § 54-7-104) | August |
| 3/18/2010 | On or before this date, all candidates for the office of county sheriff in a county that has not called for a county primary for this office must file their affidavits of qualification with the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission (P.O.S.T.). | (TCA § 8-8-102) | August |
| 3/20/2010 | Last day for candidates to file the statement of interests with the Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance. | (TCA § 8-50-501(b)) | May |
| 4/1/2010 | To qualify for federal and state offices, and for county offices for which a primary election was not held, all petitions must be filed no later than 12:00 NOON prevailing time on this date, in the appropriate County Election Commission Office(s) or the office of the Coordinator of Elections. Any duplicate petitions that may be required, as well as the originals, MUST also be filed by this deadline. | (TCA § 2-5-101(a)) | August, November |
| 4/8/2010 | Withdrawal deadline for candidates who must have qualified by April 1st. By 12:00 NOON prevailing time on this date, candidates wanting to remove their names from the ballot must file a written request over the candidates’ signature. | (TCA § 2-5-204(b)(1)) | August |
| 4/12/2010 | 1st Quarter campaign financial disclosure reports due. | | (TCA § 2-10-105(c)(1)) | May, August, November |
| 4/15/2010 | Members of the General Assembly, the Governor, and the Governor’s cabinet must file statement of disclosure of interest no later than this date. | (TCA § 8-50-501) | |
| 4/27/2010 | Pre-Primary campaign financial disclosure reports for May primary due. | (TCA § 2-10-105(c)(1)) | May |
| 4/30/2010 | No later than 12:00 NOON prevailing time this date, the candidates, political parties, and citizens' organizations shall submit to the County Election Commission lists of names of poll watchers to serve on election day. | (TCA § 2-7-104(a)) | May |
| 5/1/2010 | Last day for candidates to file the statement of interests with the Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance. | (TCA § 8-50-501(b)) | August |
| 5/21/2010 | First day nominating petitions may be issued for the November general election (applies to non-primary). | (TCA § 2-5-102(b)(5)) | November |
| 6/16/2010 | No later than 12:00 NOON prevailing time on this date, a person who desires to have write-in votes counted in his or her name must file a certification of write-in candidacy in the appropriate jurisdictions. | (TCA §§ 2-7-133(i) and 2-8-113(c)) | August |
| 7/12/2010 | 2nd Quarter campaign financial disclosure reports due. | (TCA § 2-10-105(c)(1)) | May, August, November |
| 7/15/2010 | Mid-Year Supplemental campaign financial disclosure statements due. Candidates with open campaign accounts for past or future elections. | (TCA § 2-10-105(c)(3)) | |
| 7/29/2010 | Pre-Primary campaign financial disclosure reports for August primary due. | (TCA § 2-10-105(c)(1)) | August |
| 7/29/2010 | Pre-General campaign financial disclosure reports for August general due. | (TCA § 2-10-105(c)(1)) | August |
| 8/19/2010 | To qualify for any municipal offices or county offices which will appear on the November ballot, candidates must file their nominating petitions with the appropriate County Election Commission Office on this date, no later than 12:00 NOON prevailing time. | (TCA §§ 2-5-101(a) and 5-1-104) | November |
| 8/26/2010 | Withdrawal deadline for candidates who must have qualified by August 19th. By 12:00 NOON prevailing time on this date, candidates wanting to remove their names from the ballot must file a written request over the candidates’ signature. | (TCA § 2-5-204(b)(1)) | November |
| 9/13/2010 | No later than 12:00 NOON prevailing time on this date, a person who desires to have write-in votes counted in his or her name must file a certification of write-in candidacy in the appropriate jurisdictions. | (TCA § 2-7-133(i)) | November |
| 9/18/2010 | Last day for candidates to file the statement of interests with the Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance. | (TCA § 8-50-501(b)) | November |
| 10/11/2010 | 3rd Quarter campaign financial disclosure reports due. | (TCA § 2-10-105(c)(1)) | May, August, November |
| 10/26/2010 | Pre-General campaign financial disclosure reports for November general due. | (TCA § 2-10-105(c)(1)) | November |
| 1/25/2011 | 4th Quarter campaign financial disclosure reports due. | (TCA § 2-10-105(c)(1)) | May, August, November |
| 1/31/2011 | Year-end Supplemental campaign financial disclosure statements due. Candidates with open campaign accounts for past or future elections. | (TCA § 2-10-105(c)(3)) |
