Participation in Tennessee's delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. Voters are not required to declare a party preference; however, they must request a Democratic primary ballot to vote in the presidential preference primary.

Tuesday 1 March 2016: Tennessee Primary. Hours reportedly 7:00a-8:00p EST / 8:00a-7:00p CST (1400-0100 UTC). The polls close at the same GMT/UTC time, that is, polls close at a particular local time in the advanced time zone and close one hour earlier local time in the lagging time zone. Poll opening times are set by county. Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Open Primary.

Primary
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Thursday 14 April 2016.
Included in Nationwide vote.

Tuesday 1 March 2016: 67 of 75 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Tennessee Presidential Primary. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

• 44 district delegates are to be pledged proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's congressional districts.
• In addition, 23 delegates are to be pledged to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
  • 14 at-large National Convention delegates
  • 9 Pledged PLEOs

Primary
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Monday 16 May 2016.

Saturday 5 March 2016: County Conventions meet to elect delegates to the District Conventions. The number of delegates allotted to each presidential candidate is determined by each candidate's performance in the primary.

Saturday 19 March 2016 (presumably): District Conventions meet to elect National Convention district level delegates according to the results of the primary.

Saturday 9 April 2016 (presumably): State Executive Committee.

National Convention Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates are elected according to the results of the primary.

The remaining 8 National Convention delegates consist of

• 8 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
• 5 Democratic National Committee members.
• 2 Members of Congress (0 Senators and 2 Representatives).
• 0 Governors.
• 1 Distinguished Party Leader (former Vice President Albert "Al" Gore, Jr.).

These 8 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".