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TN Code § 2-2-124 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 1 - Registration by Election Commissions|§ 2-2-124. Registration Card

  After determining that the registrant is entitled to register, the administrator of elections shall give or mail to each voter who is registered permanently a registration card which shall certify that the voter is registered. The voter shall sign the card in the presence of the administrator except for mail registrants or transferors.   The card shall be in substantially the following form on material on which any alteration of the card or of the voter's signature will be readily apparent:  REGISTRATION CARDThis is to certify that Mr.           Mrs.           Missof  voting precinct  ward  City  County Tennessee, was duly registered on the  day of  , 20  . Residence  and is entitled to vote on and after  .    Administrator of Elections        Voter's Signature    On the reverse side of the card shall be printed the reasons for which the registration will be purged and how registration may be transferred to prevent purging.   Registered voters determined by the administrator of elections to be blind so as to qualify for assistance in voting as provided by § 2-7-116(b) shall be provided a permanent registration card, on the reverse side of which shall be printed the provisions for assistance available to such voters under § 2-7-116(b).   Under no circumstances shall a social security number be printed on a voter registration card or used as an identifying number on a voter registration card.
TN Code § 2-2-125 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 1 - Registration by Election Commissions|§ 2-2-125. Rejected Registration — Right to Appeal — Reports of Violations

  If the administrator of elections determines that the registrant is not entitled to be registered, the administrator shall tell the registrant the reason, write the reason on the back of the original permanent registration record, and file the original and the duplicate alphabetically in a binder of rejected registrations.   The administrator shall tell the registrant that the registrant has a right to appeal the decision to the commission within ten (10) days and offer the registrant an appeal form.   The action of the commission on the registrant's application for registration on appeal shall be a final administrative action.   If the commission determines, after notice and hearing for the appellant, that the appellant was not entitled to register, the commission shall give the appellant a written statement of its reasons for so holding.   If the commission believes that the appellant has violated the law in registering, it shall report the matter to the grand jury and the district attorney general.
TN Code § 2-2-126 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 1 - Registration by Election Commissions|§ 2-2-126. Keeping of Original and Duplicate Registration Records

  Once the person is registered, the administrator of elections shall file the original permanent registration record alphabetically in the master file of all the registered voters in the county.   The coordinator of elections shall devise a method to be followed for the filing and preservation of postal card registrations and computerized duplicate registration records in any county utilizing a computerized voter registration system.
TN Code § 2-2-127 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 1 - Registration by Election Commissions|§ 2-2-127. Permanent Registration Records Open to Inspection — Social Security Number Redaction and Use

  Permanent registration records as public records shall be kept in a safe place by the commission, shall be available for public inspection, and may not be removed from the office of the commission except as required for the performance of duties under this title or in compliance with court orders; provided, that a registrar shall make a reasonable effort to redact a person's social security number from a record before such record is made available to any person other than the holder of the number if such record is stored in a computer readable format on April 12, 1999. When such records are first stored in computer readable format or when changes are made to any computer program that stores or accesses records, a registrar shall redact a person's social security number from a record before such record is made available to any person other than the holder of the number. The coordinator of elections shall also redact the social security number before making any voter registration records available to the public.   Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to prohibit an agency of a state, county, or municipal office from using a person's social security number for internal purposes or to prohibit a county election commission and its staff from using a person's social security number for enforcement of the election law as provided in this title, and nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to limit the public's access to that record.
TN Code § 2-2-128 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 1 - Registration by Election Commissions|§ 2-2-128. Forms — Retention in Commission's Office

 Permanent registration record forms and registration card forms may not be removed from the commission office except for the performance of duties under this title.
TN Code § 2-2-129 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 1 - Registration by Election Commissions|§ 2-2-129. Transfer of Registration — Procedure

  A voter may transfer registration when such voter moves outside the precinct in which such voter is registered as follows:   If a voter has moved within the same county, the voter may transfer the registration either in person, by mail, facsimile transmission or by e-mail with an attached document that includes a scanned signature. The voter may request a form which reads substantially as follows:  I,  (Print name) , request that you change my address on permanent registration records, shown on the enclosed registration card as  (Old Address)  to  (New Address) (Signature) Date  .   Click to view form.    If a voter does not use the form, the voter shall include in the request for transfer all of the information required by this subdivision (a)(1);     If the voter moves outside the county, the voter may transfer by registering in the county of the voter's new residence; and   To provide an additional means of initiating and effecting transfers of voter registration within the county of current registration, the commission shall provide the officer of elections at each polling place and the officials at each early voting site with the proper affidavits. Voters who have moved within the county of registration may vote under the provisions described in § 2-7-140 and simultaneously transfer their registration. The written affidavit completed by the voter shall serve as a transfer of registration form for the voter. The election commission shall also make available transfer of address forms for voters who may anticipate a move in the future.     A county election commission may transfer registration when a voter moves outside the precinct in which such voter is registered as follows:  If the county election commission uses change of address information supplied by the postal service to identify registered voters whose addresses may have changed; and   If it appears from information provided by the postal service that:  A registered voter has moved to a different address of residence within the same county, the administrator may change the registration records to show the new address and send the registered voter a forwardable audit notice of the change using the new address and a postage prepaid pre-addressed return form by which the voter may verify or correct the address information; or   A registered voter has moved to an address of residence in a different county or moved without filing a change of address with the postal service, the administrator of elections may mail a forwardable confirmation notice to the registered voter pursuant to the procedures provided in § 2-2-106(c) and (d).       If the voter returns the form or otherwise notifies the election commission in writing and indicates the address information provided by the postal service is incorrect, the voter's registration shall be updated to reflect the correct address of residence.
TN Code § 2-2-130 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 1 - Registration by Election Commissions|§ 2-2-130. Transfer of Registration — New Registration Card

 The administrator of elections, after transferring a registration, shall immediately give or mail to the voter a new registration card unless the transfer is accomplished through § 2-7-140. If the registration is transferred as a result of § 2-7-140, the administrator shall not provide the voter with a new registration card until after the completion of the election.
TN Code § 2-2-131 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 1 - Registration by Election Commissions|§ 2-2-131. Replacement Registration Cards — Correction of Errors in Registration Records

  If a voter states in writing that the voter has lost the registration card, the commission shall replace the registration card. A card issued to replace another shall be marked “Replacement Registration Card.” The permanent registration records shall show that the replacement was issued.   The commission may correct any errors in registration records which are apparent on the face of the records or which are called to its attention by the voter whose record is incorrect.
TN Code § 2-2-132 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 1 - Registration by Election Commissions|§ 2-2-132. Purging of Permanent Registration Records

 The commission shall, not less than ninety (90) days before the regular August election, purge the permanent registration records of those persons whose registrations are required to be purged by § 2-2-106.
TN Code § 2-2-133 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 1 - Registration by Election Commissions|§ 2-2-133. Report to Coordinator of Elections of Deaths in State — Notification of County Commissions — Information From Social Security Administration Death Master File — Cancellation of Registrations — Purge of Records

   The state office of vital records of the department of health shall furnish the coordinator of elections a monthly, or more frequent, report, as required for compliance with the provisions of this section, of all persons eighteen (18) years of age or over who have died in the state. The report shall list the deaths by county with the names in alphabetical order. The report shall contain each decedent's full name, last address, date and place of birth, and social security number.   The coordinator of elections shall, after receipt of the report, notify each county election commission of all persons of voting age who died with an address in their county.     The coordinator of elections shall annually obtain information regarding Tennessee residents eighteen (18) years of age or over identified as deceased by the federal social security administration death master file. The coordinator of elections shall, after obtaining the information, notify each county election commission of all persons of voting age who are listed as deceased with an address in their county.   The county election commission shall cancel the registration of each deceased person listed under the reports in subsection (a) or (b), in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.   In accordance with § 2-2-106(a)(3), each county election commission shall purge voting registration records of all deceased registered voters appearing on the report transmitted by the coordinator of elections at least every thirty (30) calendar days, and, beginning with the first day of any period of early voting, daily through the day of the election as such information is transmitted from the coordinator of elections.
TN Code § 2-2-134 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 1 - Registration by Election Commissions|§ 2-2-134. Notice of Cancellation Attached to Registration Records — Cancelled Registrations — Rejected Ballots

  When an administrator of elections receives the notice provided by § 2-2-123, the administrator shall immediately attach the notice to the permanent registration records of the voter.   When a voter requests cancellation of registration, or the voter's registration is purged, the administrator shall cancel the registration by writing on the face of the permanent registration record of the voter  “Registration terminated this  because   The cancellation shall be signed by the administrator.    The permanent registration records of the voter shall be placed in an alphabetically arranged file of purged registrations which shall be a public record. The file of purged registrations shall be retained by the county election commission for two (2) years from the date of the purge, after which time it may be destroyed by the county election commission.   Upon purging a registration record, the administrator shall determine whether the voter has an outstanding or uncounted absentee ballot. If the voter has an outstanding ballot, it shall be marked “Rejected” on receipt. If the voter has an uncounted ballot already submitted, the administrator shall provide the commission with the voter's name and ballot number, and the voter's ballot shall be rejected and so marked on election day.
TN Code § 2-2-136 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 1 - Registration by Election Commissions|§ 2-2-136. Forms and Supplies

  The coordinator of elections, at the expense of the state, shall provide the county election commissions with all forms necessary to carry out this chapter. The commissions shall be the custodians of the forms.   A county election commission may use a form generated by the county with the approval of the state coordinator of elections.
TN Code § 2-2-137 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 1 - Registration by Election Commissions|§ 2-2-137. Alternative Electronic or Microfilm Registration System

  Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter to the contrary, a county election commission may adopt a supplemental system for maintaining registration records utilizing electronic, electromechanical or microfilm equipment. If the election commission exercises its option to scan or microfilm the original permanent record, the filmed or scanned record shall be the legal document of registration. If the election commission microfilms or scans the registration document, the original hard copy shall be retained, but may be retained at any location designated by the election commission.   Beginning January 1, 2015, the coordinator of elections and the state election commission shall certify each voter registration system for purchase and use in the state. Subject to the concurrence of the state election commission, the coordinator of elections may make rules and policies as are necessary to carry out this subsection (b). In determining whether a voter registration system may be certified, the coordinator of elections and the state election commission shall consider, at a minimum, the following:  The compatibility of the voter registration system with any statewide system being operated by the secretary of state's office;   The history of ethical conduct in the sales of the voter registration system by the manufacturer or seller;   The ability of the manufacturer or seller of the voter registration system to provide adequate professional assistance and service to the counties of the state; and   The cyber security practices in place to protect the integrity of the voter registration process.
TN Code § 2-2-139 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 1 - Registration by Election Commissions|§ 2-2-139. Restoration of Suffrage to Persons Convicted of Infamous Crimes

  Any person who has forfeited the right of suffrage because of conviction of an infamous crime may register to vote and vote at any election for which the person is eligible by submitting sufficient proof to the administrator of elections in the county in which the person is seeking to register to vote, that:  The person has been pardoned of all infamous crimes and the person's full rights of citizenship, including the right of suffrage, have been restored;   The person's full rights of citizenship have been restored as prescribed by law; or   An appellate court of competent jurisdiction has entered a final judgment reversing the person's conviction, or convictions, of all infamous crimes.     For purposes of this section, a pardon or a certified copy of a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction shall be sufficient proof to the administrator that the person fulfills the above requirements as to the offense or offenses specified on the pardon or judgment; however, before allowing a person convicted of an infamous crime to become a registered voter, it shall be the duty of the administrator in each county to verify with the state coordinator of elections that the person is eligible to register under the provisions of this section.   The state election coordinator is empowered to formulate a uniform procedure for verifying the registration eligibility of any person convicted of an infamous crime. Upon receiving sufficient verification of such person's eligibility to register, the administrator shall allow such person to become a registered voter in the same manner and in accordance with the same laws, rules, or regulations as any other citizen of this state.   The provisions of this section, relative to the forfeiture and restoration of the right of suffrage for those persons convicted of infamous crimes, shall also apply to those persons convicted of crimes prior to May 18, 1981, which are infamous crimes after May 18, 1981.
TN Code § 2-2-140 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 1 - Registration by Election Commissions|§ 2-2-140. Duplicate Voter Registrations

   The state coordinator of elections is encouraged to make every reasonable effort to enter into agreements with other states for the purpose of comparing data to identify duplicate voter registrations. If agreements are entered into with other states, upon finding any duplicate voter registrations, the state coordinator of elections shall make every effort to determine in which state the voter is rightfully entitled to vote.   The state coordinator of elections shall promulgate rules and regulations for any agreements entered into that make provisions for security, maintenance of the integrity of Tennessee's voter information and a method to determine, verify and resolve duplicate voter registrations between the states. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.     The state coordinator of elections shall file a report with the state and local government committee of the senate and the state government committee of the house of representatives by January 15, 2009, and by January 15 in each year thereafter, regarding the status of any agreements entered into with other states, the progress or difficulties of reaching agreements with other states, and any other information the state coordinator of elections deems necessary to include in the report to keep the members of the general assembly apprised on this essential issue regarding the integrity of Tennessee's statewide voter registration database.
TN Code § 2-2-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 2 - Registration by Other State Agencies|§ 2-2-201. Voter Registration Applications Through Department of Safety — Contents

 In addition to any other voter registration procedure provided for by law, the department of safety and each county election commission shall provide for voter registration procedures as follows:   The department of safety shall include a voter registration application as part of any motor vehicle driver license application or photo identification license used in Tennessee. Except as provided in subdivision (2)(B), an individual who completes the application and is otherwise eligible shall be registered to vote in accordance with the information supplied by the individual;   The voter registration section of the application:  May require a second signature or other information that duplicates, or is in addition to, information in the license section of the application only if the duplicate or additional information is necessary for prevention of multiple registration of the same individual, for determination of eligibility to vote, or for administration of voter registration or other aspects of the election process;   Shall include a box or other device to permit an applicant for a motor vehicle driver license or photo identification license to decline to register to vote;   Shall include a statement that specifies each eligibility requirement for voting, contains an attestation that the applicant meets each such requirement, including citizenship, and requires the signature of the applicant, under penalty of perjury;   Shall be made available by the department to the appropriate county election commission office; and   Shall be processed as an in-person voter registration;     No information relating to a declination under subdivision (2)(B) may be used for other than official election-related purposes;   Any motor vehicle driver license or photo identification license form used for change of address of residence shall also serve as a notification of change of address of residence for voter registration;   The motor vehicle driver license or photo identification license application and change of address forms used in this state shall be subject to approval by the secretary of state for purposes of voter registration under this section; and   A completed voter registration or change of address of voter registration accepted at a motor vehicle office 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 § 2-2-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 2 - Registration by Other State Agencies|§ 2-2-202. Voter Registration Through Other State Agencies

 In addition to any other voter registration procedure provided by law and by § 2-2-201:   All offices in the state that provide public assistance;   All offices in the state that provide state-funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to persons with disabilities; and   Public libraries, public high schools, offices of county clerks and offices of county registers of deeds;  shall serve as voter registration agencies. Those agencies designated under subdivision (2) that provide services to a person with a disability at the person's home shall provide the voter registration services at the person's home; provided, that a public library, a county clerk's office, or a county register of deeds office shall not serve as a voter registration agency if such office is located in the same building as the county election commission's office.