"There are no filing fees to get on the ballot as a candidate in Tennessee, and the number of signatures needed on the nomination petition is regulated by the state election commission, not the TNDP..."
Then Democrat members of the Tennessee General Assembly need to begin filling bills, as to raise up the numbers of nominating petition signatures needed to be listed on a state primary ballot for a state office (I would also suggest filing legislation that would restrict candidates for public offices that do not enact any ordinance and regulation (county trustee, county sheriff, county highway department superintendents, county clerks, etc.) through membership within a public body (e.g.: city council, board of mayor and aldermen, county commission) from entering primary elections and instead have all candidates for public offices that do not enact any ordinance and regulation to run off against each other during general elections.
"...What the TNDP needs to do is provide a forum on the party's web site for candidates to list their qualifications along with links to their own web pages and Facebook pages. The TNDP must also make sure there are active Democratic Party affiliates in each and every county in Tennessee. That will make it easier for viable candidates to get the word out to Democrats everywhere in Tennessee."
I am thinking that this should where the 1 + 1/1 + 3 rule should come into play before the state and county Tennessee Democratic Party begin to allocate limited resources of money and volunteer time before listing any candidate for primary ballot on TNDP state or county web sites --- such a rule may increase local turn out for Democratic Party county meetings.
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