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TN Code § 2-2-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 2 - Registration by Other State Agencies|§ 2-2-203. Prohibited Acts by Registering Agencies — Penalty

  A person who provides service described in § 2-2-202 shall not:  Seek to influence an applicant's political preference or party registration;   Display any such political preference or party allegiance; or   Make any statement to an applicant or take any action, the purpose or effect of which is to discourage the applicant from registering to vote.     A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 2-2-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 2 - Registration by Other State Agencies|§ 2-2-204. Registration Procedures

  A voter registration agency that is an office described in § 2-2-202(1) and (2) shall:  Distribute with each application for such service or assistance, and with each recertification, renewal, or change of address form relating to such service or assistance, the voter registration-by-mail application form described in § 2-2-115, unless the applicant, in writing, declines to register to vote;   To the greatest extent practicable, incorporate in that agency's application for services or assistance, recertification, renewal or change of address form, a means by which a person who completes the form may decline, in writing, to register to vote;   Provide to each applicant who does not decline to register to vote the same degree of assistance with regard to the completion of the registration application form as is provided by the office with regard to the completion of its own forms; and   Accept the completed voter registration forms for transmittal to the appropriate county election commission to be processed as a voter registration-by-mail form in accordance with § 2-2-115.     A completed voter registration accepted at a voter registration agency described in this section shall be transmitted to the appropriate county election commission office not later than ten (10) days after the date of acceptance; provided, that if the document is accepted within five (5) days before the last day for registration to vote in an election, the application shall be transmitted to the appropriate county election commission office not later than five (5) days after the date of acceptance.
TN Code § 2-2-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 2 - Registration by Other State Agencies|§ 2-2-205. Registration Procedures Where Agency Does Not Require Applications for Its Services

  To the extent that a voter registration agency is an office, public library or high school described in § 2-2-202(3) and does not require or provide applications for its services, that office, public library or high school shall:  Distribute or otherwise make available the voter registration-by-mail application form described in § 2-2-115 to those individuals whom the office, public library or high school serves;   Provide the person the same degree of assistance with regard to the completion of the registration application form as is provided by the office, public library or high school with regard to the services offered by that office, public library or high school; and   Accept the completed voter registration forms for transmittal to the appropriate county election commission to be processed as a voter registration-by-mail form in accordance with § 2-2-115.     A completed voter registration accepted at a voter registration agency described in this section shall be transmitted to the appropriate county election commission office not later than ten (10) days after the date of acceptance; provided, that if the document is accepted within five (5) days before the last day for registration to vote in an election, the application shall be transmitted to the appropriate county election commission office not later than five (5) days after the date of acceptance.
TN Code § 2-2-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 2 - Registration by Other State Agencies|§ 2-2-206. Form for Declining to Register

  The form by which a person may decline to register to vote that is required by § 2-2-204(a)(2) shall include the following:  The question: “If you are not registered to vote where you live now, would you like to apply to register to vote here today?”;   If the agency provides public assistance, the statement, “Applying to register or declining to register to vote will not affect the amount of assistance that you will be provided by this agency.”;   Boxes for the applicant to check to indicate whether the applicant would like to register or declines to register to vote, together with the statement “IF YOU DO NOT CHECK EITHER BOX, YOU WILL BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE DECIDED NOT TO REGISTER TO VOTE AT THIS TIME.”;   The statement, “If you would like help in filling out the voter registration application form, we will help you. The decision whether to seek or accept help is yours. You may fill out the application form in private.”; and   The statement, “If you believe that someone has interfered with your right to register or to decline to register to vote or your right to privacy in deciding whether to register or in applying to register to vote, you may file a complaint with the coordinator of elections.” The statement shall also include the address and telephone number of the coordinator of elections.     Each voter registration agency shall maintain the declinations completed by their clientele.
TN Code § 2-2-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 2 - Registration by Other State Agencies|§ 2-2-207. Rules and Regulations

 The commissioner of safety in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, and the coordinator of elections in accordance with § 2-11-201(c), may promulgate rules to effectuate the provisions of this part and § 2-2-106.
TN Code § 2-2-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 3 - Statewide Voter Registration Database|§ 2-2-301. Purpose

 The purpose of this part is to establish a statewide voter registration database maintained by the state coordinator of elections to comply with the Help America Vote Act.
TN Code § 2-2-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 3 - Statewide Voter Registration Database|§ 2-2-302. Automated Electoral System (Aes) Designated as Official List of Registered Voters

 As of January 1, 2006, the Automated Electoral System (AES) shall be the official list of registered voters in the state.
TN Code § 2-2-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 3 - Statewide Voter Registration Database|§ 2-2-303. Transfer of Data From County Election Commission Offices to the State Coordinator of Elections

 Data from county election commission offices shall be transferred to the state coordinator of elections via the Automated Electoral System (AES) not less than once daily.
TN Code § 2-3-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 3 - Place and Time of Elections|Part 1 - Polling Places|§ 2-3-102. Precincts — Establishment, Consolidation, or Change of Boundaries

  No voting precinct shall be established, created, consolidated, divided, or the boundaries otherwise altered unless ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, by reason of an annexation or other change in the boundary of a county or municipality, or in accordance with subsection (b). Any precinct boundary that is altered in accordance with this subsection (a) shall coincide with a census block as designated by the United States census bureau in the latest federal decennial census.   The county election commission may establish, consolidate, or change the boundaries of precincts whenever the public convenience or law requires it; provided, that if any precinct boundary is altered pursuant to this subsection (b) then all of the following conditions must be met:  Any precinct boundary that is altered shall coincide with a census block as designated by the United States census bureau in the latest federal decennial census; and   After December 31, 2018, all precinct boundaries within the jurisdiction of the county election commission that do not coincide with a census block as designated by the United States census bureau in the latest federal decennial census shall be altered so that the precinct boundaries do coincide with a census block as designated by the United States census bureau in the latest federal decennial census.     Any county election commission that alters the boundaries of any voting precinct in accordance with this section shall send a map, or geographic information systems file, to the office of local government which clearly delineates the new boundaries of the voting precinct.
TN Code § 2-3-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 3 - Place and Time of Elections|Part 1 - Polling Places|§ 2-3-103. Maximum Size of Precincts

 Precincts where voting machines are used shall, whenever practicable, in the judgment of the county election commission, after taking into consideration all facts and circumstances, be limited in size to a maximum of six thousand (6,000) registered voters.
TN Code § 2-3-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 3 - Place and Time of Elections|Part 1 - Polling Places|§ 2-3-104. Ratio of Number of Voters to Voting Machines

 Where voting machines are used, there shall be, as nearly as practicable, no more than one thousand (1,000) registered voters per voting machine.
TN Code § 2-3-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 3 - Place and Time of Elections|Part 1 - Polling Places|§ 2-3-105. Publication of Changes in Precinct Boundaries — Notice to Affected Voters and Office of Local Government

 Immediately after any alteration of precinct boundaries or change of district, the county election commission shall publish the changed boundaries in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. The county election commission shall mail to each active voter whose polling place is changed a notice of the voter's new polling place and precinct number. Furthermore, immediately after any alteration of precinct boundaries, the county election commission shall give written notification of such changes to the office of local government, comptroller of the treasury.
TN Code § 2-3-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 3 - Place and Time of Elections|Part 1 - Polling Places|§ 2-3-106. Description of Boundaries — Filing and Recordation — Availability to General Assembly

  The boundaries of each precinct shall be described either by metes and bounds or by a map of sufficient detail to delineate the boundaries of the precinct. Copies of the maps shall be filed and recorded in the office of the clerk of the county legislative body and in the office of the coordinator of elections and shall be available for public inspection.   Copies of the maps shall be made available by the coordinator of elections to members of the general assembly upon request and upon payment of the actual cost of reproduction of the same.
TN Code § 2-3-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 3 - Place and Time of Elections|Part 1 - Polling Places|§ 2-3-107. Polling Places — Physical Requirements — Use of Public Buildings — Rentals for Private Buildings

  The county election commission shall designate as polling places only rooms which have adequate heat, light, space and other facilities, including a sufficient number of electrical outlets where voting machines are used, for the comfortable and orderly conduct of elections.     The commission shall, insofar as practicable, arrange for the use of public schools and other public buildings for polling places on election day and during the early voting period.     If the county election commission has arranged for the use of a public school or a public charter school as a polling place for a regular November election, as defined in § 2-1-104, then the LEA or the public charter school, respectively, shall be closed for instruction on the election day. The LEA or the public charter school may use the day as an in-service day for school personnel.   An LEA or public charter school may choose to be open or closed for instruction on election days other than days on which a regular November election occurs. If an LEA or public charter school chooses to close on an election day, then the LEA or public charter school may use the day as an in-service day for school personnel.   Before adopting a calendar for a school year, each LEA and public charter school shall consult with the county election commission as to the elections that are scheduled to be conducted during the school year for which the calendar is to be adopted.       Upon application of the commission, the authority which has the control of any building or grounds supported by taxation under the laws of this state shall make available the necessary space for the purpose of holding elections and adequate space for the storage of voting machines without charge. A reasonable sum may be paid for necessary extra janitor service. If a state park is to be used as a voting location, the park must establish the site for the polling place at least one (1) year prior to the date of the election, and the location of the polling site within the park may not change without the consent of the county election committee.     When polling places are established in private buildings, the commission may pay a reasonable rental.
TN Code § 2-3-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 3 - Place and Time of Elections|Part 1 - Polling Places|§ 2-3-108. Polling Places — Tables and Chairs for Officials — Voting Compartments — Supplies

  The county election commission shall arrange for each polling place to have a sufficient number of tables and chairs for its election officials and poll watchers and voting compartments for the convenient use of voters in marking paper ballots.    Each compartment shall be so arranged that it is impossible for any person to see a voter's ballot while it is being marked. The arrangement shall be such that neither the ballot boxes nor the voting compartments are hidden from the view of the election officials and poll watchers or those just outside a guard rail which may run in front of the ballot box.   The number of such voting compartments shall not be less than three (3) for every one hundred (100) voters registered to vote at a polling place where voting machines are not used.      One (1) voting compartment shall be provided at each polling place where voting machines are used.   Each voting machine shall be so placed that it is accessible to only one (1) voter at a time and is in full view of all the election officials and watchers at the polling place.     The county election commission shall provide for each polling place a sufficient supply of pencils, voting instructions, and boundary signs to be placed at the boundary provided in § 2-7-111. The flag of the United States shall be displayed outside of each polling place on election day. The county election commission shall ensure that such flag is available for each polling place.
TN Code § 2-3-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 3 - Place and Time of Elections|Part 1 - Polling Places|§ 2-3-110. Procedures When Emergency Necessitates Change to Polling Place Location Within 10 Days of Election Day

  As used in this chapter, “emergency” means an occurrence, or threat thereof, whether natural, technological, or manmade, in war or in peace, that results in a polling place being unavailable or unsuitable for voting. A natural threat includes disease, outbreaks, and epidemics.   Notwithstanding anything in this chapter to the contrary, a county election commission shall use the following procedures when an emergency necessitates a change to a polling place location within ten (10) days of an election day:  A county election commission shall not change a polling place without approval of the coordinator of elections;   If no alternative suitable site is available within a precinct, the county election commission may create emergency supersites by moving a polling place that is unavailable or unsuitable due to an emergency to another polling place in the county. To the extent practicable, the county election commission should choose the nearest available and suitable polling place;   The county election commission may designate the county election commission office or other centrally located site or sites for voting by any voter in the county;   The county election commission shall provide notice of any changes as widely as possible under the circumstances, including, but not limited to, the media, county election commission website if the county maintains a website, secretary of state's website, and if possible, signage at each affected polling place.
TN Code § 2-3-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 3 - Place and Time of Elections|Part 2 - Times of Elections|§ 2-3-201. Hours of Election

  Polling places shall be open for voting for a minimum of ten (10) continuous hours but no more than thirteen (13) hours. All polling places in counties in the eastern time zone shall close at eight o'clock p.m. (8:00 p.m.) prevailing time and polling places in counties in the central time zone shall close at seven o'clock p.m. (7:00 p.m.) prevailing time.    At least fifteen (15) days before the date of each election, the county election commission shall determine a uniform time for the opening of all polling places in the county.    All polling places shall open at eight o'clock a.m. (8:00 a.m.) prevailing time in counties having a population according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census of:  not less than  nor more than   63,700 63,800   28,200 28,300   24,200 24,300   23,475 23,500    In any county having a population of not less than one hundred twenty thousand (120,000) according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, all polling places shall open by eight o'clock a.m. (8:00 a.m.) prevailing time, but nothing shall prevent an earlier opening time in the discretion of the county election commission.       In the case of municipal elections in a municipality having a population of not more than five thousand (5,000), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, where there is no opposition for any of the offices involved, the polling places shall open at the hour of ten o'clock a.m. (10:00 a.m.) and close at the hour of six o'clock p.m. (6:00 p.m.).
TN Code § 2-3-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 3 - Place and Time of Elections|Part 2 - Times of Elections|§ 2-3-202. Judicial and County Officers — Time for Election

 Elections for the following offices shall be held at the regular August election when the election immediately precedes the commencement of a full term:   Assessor of property;   Constable;   County clerk and clerks of the circuit and other courts;   County trustee;   District attorney general;   Judges of all courts;   Members of the county legislative body;   Register; and   Sheriff.
TN Code § 2-3-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 3 - Place and Time of Elections|Part 2 - Times of Elections|§ 2-3-203. General Assembly Members, Congressional Representatives, Presidential Electors, and Governor — Time for Election

 Elections for the following offices shall be held at the regular November election when the election immediately precedes the commencement of a full term:   Representative in the general assembly;   Representative in the United States congress;   Senator in the general assembly;   Senator in the United States senate;   Governor; and   Electors for president and vice president.
TN Code § 2-3-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 3 - Place and Time of Elections|Part 2 - Times of Elections|§ 2-3-204. Elections on Questions

  Elections on questions submitted to the people shall be held on dates set by the county election commission but not less than seventy-five (75) days nor more than ninety (90) days after the county election commission is directed to hold the election under the law authorizing or requiring the election on the question. If the election is to be held in more than one (1) county, the county election commissions shall meet and set the date jointly.   Resolutions, ordinances or petitions requiring the holding of elections on questions submitted to the people which are to be held with the regular August election, the regular November election, any regularly scheduled municipal election or the presidential preference primary shall be filed with the county election commission not less than seventy-five (75) days prior to such election.   If the date for an election on a question, as set by a county election commission or by two (2) or more commissions jointly, falls within ninety (90) days of an upcoming regular primary or general election being held in the jurisdiction voting on the question, the commission or commissions may reset the date of the election on a question to coincide with the regular primary or general election, even though this may be outside of the time period established herein. All dates dependent on the date of the election shall be adjusted accordingly and any acts required to be done by these dates shall be performed timely if done in accordance with the adjusted dates.
TN Code § 2-3-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 3 - Place and Time of Elections|Part 2 - Times of Elections|§ 2-3-205. All Elections on Same Day to Be Held at Same Time and Place

 All elections held on the same day in a county shall be held during the same hours and in the same polling places in the precincts where the elections are to be held.
TN Code § 2-3-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 3 - Place and Time of Elections|Part 2 - Times of Elections|§ 2-3-206. Runoff Following Primary Election for Municipal Office — Procedure for Absentee Voting Required

  Notwithstanding any provision of this title to the contrary, in any municipality in which the charter of such municipality provides for a runoff election following a primary election for municipal office, such runoff election may be held not less than thirty (30) days following the primary election.   Notwithstanding any provision of this title to the contrary, the county election commission holding such runoff election shall provide a procedure for absentee voting in such election.   Notwithstanding any private act or charter provision to the contrary, when a run-off election is scheduled to be held after a general election in any county having a metropolitan form of government, the run-off election shall be set by the election commission, not less than thirty (30) nor more than forty-five (45) days after the regular election.