For each elector position in this state, a political party contesting the position, or an unaffiliated presidential candidate, shall submit to the secretary of state the name of one (1) qualified individual to be designated "elector nominee." A political party contesting the position, or an unaffiliated presidential candidate, may also submit to the secretary of state the names of additional qualified individuals, not to exceed the total number of elector positions, to be designated "alternate elector nominees." Except as otherwise provided in §§ 2-15-205 and 2-15-208, this state's electors are the winning elector nominees under the laws of this state.
T.C.A. § 2-15-203