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TN Code § 2-3-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 3 - Place and Time of Elections|Part 3 - Convenience Voting|§ 2-3-301. Purpose of Part — Pilot Projects — Convenient Voting Centers

  The purpose of this part is to create a pilot project to determine whether convenient voting centers could successfully be established for local and state elections to make it convenient for voters to vote at centralized voting areas on election day in the county in which the voter is registered, regardless of the voter's precinct.   A county shall indicate its willingness to participate in such a pilot project by adopting a resolution by a super majority vote of its county election commission. A super majority of at least four (4) of the five (5) county election commissioners must approve their willingness to participate in the pilot program. The super majority vote shall also be required to establish the number and locations of convenient centers in each county. Unless four (4) out of five (5) county election commissioners vote in favor of participating in the pilot program and the number and location of the convenient voting centers, the voting precincts as described in §§ 2-3-102 and 2-3-103 must be utilized.   Upon affirmative vote by the super majority vote of the county election commission, the commission shall submit to the coordinator of elections a project plan for the convenient voting centers. The coordinator of elections shall approve the project plan prior to the county election commission implementing the plan.
TN Code § 2-3-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 3 - Place and Time of Elections|Part 3 - Convenience Voting|§ 2-3-303. Determination of Number of Convenient Voting Centers

 Taking into consideration all facts and circumstances, the county election commission that has a county participating in the pilot project shall determine the number of convenient voting centers to be used in the county election. For every ten thousand (10,000) registered voters, the county election commission shall locate at least one (1) convenient voting center; provided, that each county election commission shall locate at least two (2) convenient voting centers within a county. In determining the location of the convenient voting centers, the county election commission shall consider the density of the county population, the geographic dividers, and all other facts and circumstances that exist within the county.
TN Code § 2-3-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 3 - Place and Time of Elections|Part 3 - Convenience Voting|§ 2-3-304. Publication of Location of Convenient Voting Centers — Notification to Voters and Government Officials

 If the county election commission establishes convenient voting centers within a county pursuant to § 2-3-303, the county election commission shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation the location of the convenient voting centers not less than thirty (30) days before the election. The county election commission shall mail to each registered voter a notice containing a list of the convenient voting centers located within the county. If more than one (1) registered voter is at the same address, then only one (1) notice may be sent to that address. Furthermore, immediately after any establishment of a convenient voting center, the county election commission shall give written notification of the changes to the office of local government, the comptroller of the treasury, and the coordinator of elections.
TN Code § 2-3-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 3 - Place and Time of Elections|Part 3 - Convenience Voting|§ 2-3-305. Applicability of Polling Place Requirements

 Section 2-3-107 shall apply to convenient voting centers.
TN Code § 2-3-306 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 3 - Place and Time of Elections|Part 3 - Convenience Voting|§ 2-3-306. Voting Period for Convenient Voting Centers

  Convenient voting centers shall be open for voting for a minimum of ten (10) continuous hours but no more than thirteen (13) hours. All convenient voting centers in the eastern time zone shall close at eight o'clock p.m. (8:00 p.m.), prevailing time, and convenient voting centers 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 convenient voting centers.
TN Code § 2-3-307 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 3 - Place and Time of Elections|Part 3 - Convenience Voting|§ 2-3-307. Evaluation Report of Pilot Projects

 The coordinator of elections shall file a report with the state and local government committee of the senate and the local government committee of the house of representatives by January 31 following any election conducted under the pilot project. The report shall contain the coordinator's evaluation of the pilot project, together with the coordinator's recommendations as to whether convenient voting centers should continue for future elections.
TN Code § 2-3-308 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 3 - Place and Time of Elections|Part 3 - Convenience Voting|§ 2-3-308. Establishment of Convenient Voting Centers in County That Conducted a Pilot Project

  Any county in 2018 that conducted a pilot project under § 2-3-301 establishing convenient voting centers in the county and for which the coordinator of elections filed a favorable report under § 2-3-307 may create a program that establishes convenient voting centers in the county for federal, state, and local elections under the following conditions:  For every ten thousand (10,000) registered voters, the county election commission shall locate at least one (1) convenient voting center; provided, that each county election commission shall locate at least two (2) convenient voting centers within a county. In determining the locations of the convenient voting centers, the county election commission shall consider the density of the county population, the geographic dividers, and all other facts and circumstances that exist within the county;   Convenient voting centers shall be open for voting for a minimum of ten (10) continuous hours but no more than thirteen (13) hours. All convenient voting centers in the eastern time zone shall close at eight o'clock p.m. (8:00 p.m.), prevailing time, and convenient voting centers 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 convenient voting centers;   Each convenient voting center used in the program shall have a secure electronic connection, certified by the coordinator of elections, to the computerized voter registration system maintained by the county election commission permitting all voting information processed by any computer at a convenient voting center to be immediately accessible to all other computers at all convenient voting centers in the county. The secure electronic connection must be sufficient to prevent any voter from voting more than once and to prevent unauthorized access to the computerized voter registration system;   Each convenient voting center shall meet applicable federal and state laws, including the accessibility requirements of the Help America Vote Act (42 U.S.C. § 15301);   Section 2-3-107 and chapter 7 of this title apply to all convenient voting centers;   If convenient voting centers are used in the election, the county election commission is not limited by the provisions of § 2-3-101(a); provided, that no polling location may be changed within ten (10) days of an election, except in an emergency;     Any county meeting the requirements of subsection (a) must mail notices to active registered voters only if the election commission designates convenient voting centers that differ from those used in the previous election cycle.
TN Code § 2-5-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Ballots and Supplies|Part 1 - Petitions|§ 2-5-103. Candidates for Statewide Elections

  Each independent or primary candidate for an office elected by the voters of the entire state shall file the candidate's original nominating petition in the office of the state election commission and a certified duplicate with the coordinator of elections and with the chair of the party's state executive committee in the case of primary candidates.   The chair of the state election commission shall, no later than twelve (12:00) noon prevailing time on the first Thursday after the deadlines set in § 2-5-101, certify to the chairs of the county election commissions the names of all candidates who have qualified under this section to have their names on the ballots for general or primary elections.
TN Code § 2-5-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Ballots and Supplies|Part 1 - Petitions|§ 2-5-104. Candidates for Other Than Statewide Elections

  Each independent or primary candidate, other than those filing under § 2-5-103, and those filing under subsection (b) or subsection (c), shall file the candidate's original nominating petition with the chair or the administrator of elections of the county election commission in the county in which the candidate is a resident and shall file certified duplicates of the nominating petition with the chairs or administrators of the county election commissions in all counties wholly or partially within the area served by the office which the candidate seeks.    Each independent or primary candidate for the office of representative to the United States congress shall file the candidate's nominating petitions as a candidate for an office elected by the voters of the entire state would file the candidate's nominating petitions under the provisions of § 2-5-103.   However, any independent and primary candidate for the office of representative to the United States congress from a district located entirely in one (1) county shall file the candidate's nominating petitions under the provisions of this section.     Each candidate for municipal office shall file the candidate's original nominating petition with the county election commission where the municipality is located. If the municipality is located in more than one (1) county, the candidate shall file the nominating petition with the county election commission of the county responsible for holding the election pursuant to § 6-53-101.
TN Code § 2-5-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Ballots and Supplies|Part 1 - Petitions|§ 2-5-105. Certification of Political Party Nominees

 Political party nominees are qualified by certification of their names as nominees under chapter 8 of this title or §§ 2-13-101 — 2-13-205.
TN Code § 2-5-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Ballots and Supplies|Part 1 - Petitions|§ 2-5-106. Certification of Attorney on Nominating Petition

  Any person seeking election to any office that is required by law to be held by an attorney shall certify on the person's nominating petition for such office that such person is licensed to practice law in this state, and shall place on such petition the person's supreme court registration number.   Any person failing to comply with this section shall be disqualified from having the person's name placed on the election ballot for such office.
TN Code § 2-5-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Ballots and Supplies|Part 1 - Petitions|§ 2-5-107. Inapplicability of Part to Certain Retention Elections

 This part shall not apply to a retention election in which a judge of the supreme court, the court of appeals, or the court of criminal appeals seeks election to fill the office to which the incumbent judge was appointed and confirmed. Title 17, chapter 4, part 1 shall govern such elections.
TN Code § 2-5-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Ballots and Supplies|Part 2 - Ballots and Supplies|§ 2-5-201. Printing of Ballots

 All ballots used in elections shall be printed and made as provided in this chapter except to the extent that other sections of this title expressly provide otherwise.
TN Code § 2-5-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Ballots and Supplies|Part 2 - Ballots and Supplies|§ 2-5-202. Separate General and Primary Election Ballots

 Each county election commission shall have printed separate general and primary election ballots on which shall be only the names of candidates who have qualified and who are to be voted on at the polling place in which the ballots are to be used.
TN Code § 2-5-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Ballots and Supplies|Part 2 - Ballots and Supplies|§ 2-5-203. Independent Candidates

 Candidates who are not to be placed on ballots as nominees of a political party shall be known as “independent candidates.”
TN Code § 2-5-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Ballots and Supplies|Part 2 - Ballots and Supplies|§ 2-5-205. Presidential Preference Primary — Printing of Names on Ballot — Withdrawal of Name

  The names of candidates for president of the United States shall be printed on the ballot for the presidential preference primary only if they are:  The names of persons whom the secretary of state, in the secretary of state's sole discretion, has determined are generally advocated or recognized as candidates in national news media throughout the United States. The secretary of state shall submit the names to the state election commission no later than the first Tuesday in December of the year before the year in which the election will be held. If a candidate who has been certified by the secretary of state wishes to be a candidate in the presidential primary of a party other than that for which the secretary of state certified the candidate, the candidate shall signify the candidate's political party preference to the state election commission no later than twelve o'clock (12:00) noon, prevailing time, on the date established in subsection (b), and the candidate's name shall be certified only for the ballot of the candidate's chosen party, as the case may be.   The names of persons for whom nominating petitions, signed by at least two thousand five hundred (2,500) registered voters of the party whose nomination is sought and by the candidate, are filed not later than twelve o'clock (12:00) noon, prevailing time, on the first Tuesday in December of the year before the year in which the election will be held. The nominating petitions shall be filed with the state election commission and certified duplicates with the coordinator of elections and with the chair of the candidate's party's state executive committee. No candidate may enter the presidential primary of more than one (1) statewide political party.     The secretary of state shall advise each of the prospective candidates by the most expeditious means available that, unless a candidate withdraws the candidate's name by twelve o'clock (12:00) noon, prevailing time, on the second Tuesday in December of the year before the year in which the election will be held, the candidate's name will appear on the ballot of the candidate's party in the presidential preference primary. If such a person executes and files with the state election commission an affidavit stating without qualification that the candidate is not and does not intend to become a candidate for president in the forthcoming presidential election, the candidate's name shall not be on the ballot.   The secretary of state shall certify to the county election commissions on the third Thursday in December the names which this section requires to be on the ballot for each political party.
TN Code § 2-5-210 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Ballots and Supplies|Part 2 - Ballots and Supplies|§ 2-5-210. Instruction Cards

 The coordinator of elections shall provide the county election commission with instruction cards for each polling place in large, clear type. The instruction cards shall contain full instructions for the guidance of voters in obtaining ballots or admission to voting machines, in casting their votes, in obtaining assistance, and in obtaining new ballots in place of those accidentally spoiled or in moving from an inoperative machine to a functioning one.
TN Code § 2-5-211 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Ballots and Supplies|Part 2 - Ballots and Supplies|§ 2-5-211. Sample Ballots

  The county election commission shall provide two (2) sample ballots for each polling place, arranged in the manner of the paper ballots for the polling place where voting machines are not used, but arranged in the form of a diagram showing the part of the face of the voting machine in use at that election where voting machines are used. Sample ballots may be either full or reduced size and shall contain suitable illustrated instructions for voting; provided, that in any county in which the votomatic punch card system is used, the county election commission may use copies of the guide page ballot as sample ballots.   At least five (5) days before the beginning of an early voting period and at least five (5) days before an election, the county election commission shall:  Publish a sample ballot in a newspaper of general circulation. Where voting machines are used, the sample ballot shall be the machine sample ballot. The sample ballot shall contain the names of all candidates and all offices and a statement of all questions on which voters may vote. A sample ballot does not have to be published in a newspaper of general circulation if a sample ballot that complies with this section has been mailed at least five (5) days prior to the beginning of the early voting period to every active registered voter. If more than one (1) registered voter is at the same address, then only one (1) sample ballot may be sent to that address; and   Post a sample ballot on a web site maintained by the county election commission or, if the county election commission does not have or maintain a web site, on the web site maintained by the secretary of state. The sample ballot shall contain the names of all candidates and all offices and a statement of all questions on which voters may vote.
TN Code § 2-5-213 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Ballots and Supplies|Part 2 - Ballots and Supplies|§ 2-5-213. Instruction Facilities for Voters

 The county election commission shall, where voting machines are used, provide adequate facilities for the instruction of voters prior to each election. The commission shall have in one (1) or more convenient public places a voting machine with samples of ballot labels affixed for the purpose of instructing voters in the operation of the machine. The samples of ballot labels may not contain the names of or names similar to those of candidates in the election.
TN Code § 2-5-214 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Ballots and Supplies|Part 2 - Ballots and Supplies|§ 2-5-214. Ballot Boxes

  The county election commission shall furnish for each polling place and for absentee voting at the commission office, locks and standard ballot boxes made of metal or such other material deemed as safe, durable, and secure by the coordinator of elections and the state election commission.   The coordinator of elections shall prescribe the dimensions for such boxes, making allowance for the differences in numbers of voters using paper ballots at the various polling places.   The county election commission shall prescribe and provide the type of lock and seals to be used.
TN Code § 2-5-215 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Ballots and Supplies|Part 2 - Ballots and Supplies|§ 2-5-215. Bound Duplicate Registration Records

 The county election commission shall provide for each polling place at all elections the bound duplicate registration records of all persons registered at the polling place.
TN Code § 2-5-216 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Ballots and Supplies|Part 2 - Ballots and Supplies|§ 2-5-216. Supplies for Each Polling Place

  The county election commission shall provide for each polling place:  Duplicate poll list forms on which to list the names of voters made so that writing on one (1) sheet makes an exact copy on the second sheet, and duplicate poll books;   The application for ballot forms shall contain a certification by the applicant that the applicant is a registered and qualified voter in the precinct in which the applicant is offering to vote and requests a ballot to vote in the election. The application shall contain a space for the initials of the precinct registrar approving the application and for ballot numbers and shall contain a printed application number. If a primary election is being held, the application shall include a place for the voter to indicate the voter's party;   Duplicate tally sheets which shall include the name of each candidate and question to be voted on at the polling place in the order in which they appear on the ballot and blanks for the names of write-in candidates. There shall be a space with each name or question for recording votes by paper ballot and, where voting machines are used, by voting machine and the total vote; and   Duplicate record sheets for counting paper ballots.     If a county is using a computerized voter registration system which has been approved by the coordinator of elections and the state election commission, and if the county legislative body approves by resolution the use of a computer printout instead of the duplicate registration records, the county election commission shall provide for each polling place the following:   A printout containing the names and addresses of all eligible voters at the polling place and a space for the signature of each voter;   Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (b)(1)(A), in any county having a population of not less than seventy-seven thousand nine hundred (77,900) nor more than seventy-eight thousand (78,000) according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census in which a computerized voter registration system which has been approved by the coordinator of elections and the state election commission is in use, the county election commission shall provide for each polling place a printout containing the names and addresses of all eligible voters at the polling place and a space for the signature of each voter. This use of the computerized printout at each polling place instead of both the printout and the duplicate registration records requires an authorizing resolution approved by the county legislative body by a two-thirds (2/3) vote;     The application for ballot forms containing the certification required in subdivision (a)(2); provided, that ballot applications need not be provided in any county which uses Votomatic or a comparable punch card voting system;   Duplicate tally sheets containing the information required in subdivision (a)(3); and   Duplicate record sheets for counting paper ballots.
TN Code § 2-5-217 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Ballots and Supplies|Part 2 - Ballots and Supplies|§ 2-5-217. Ballot Boxes Paid for by State

 All ballot boxes shall be paid for by the state.
TN Code § 2-5-218 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 5 - Ballots and Supplies|Part 2 - Ballots and Supplies|§ 2-5-218. Ballot Supplies for Persons With Visual Impairments

  All nominating petitions, instruction cards, application for ballot forms, and the rules and regulations regarding qualifying for public office may be made available in large print, and in recorded form for citizens of Tennessee with visual impairments. The above named documents and recordings must be available only at the main county election commission office.   The state's share of the funding for the implementation of this section shall be derived from state taxes currently being shared with local governments.