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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-1-120) › Section 2-1-120 - Consultation prior to entering into consent decrees to change state election laws or rules

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"County election official" means the county election commission, administrator of elections, or county election commission staff; and
(2)
"State official" means the governor, the secretary of state, the coordinator of elections, a member of the state election commission, or other official of a state entity authorized to act under this title.
(b)
State officials and county election officials shall consult with the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives prior to entering into consent decrees to change state election laws or rules.
(c)
The general assembly has legal standing to file an action against state officials and county election officials for violating this section.
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 947,s 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-101 - Chapter definitions

As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Administrator of elections" means the chief administrative officer appointed by the county election commission. The "administrator of elections" created by this section is the immediate successor to the "registrar-at-large" for each county;
(2)
"Commission" means the county election commission unless another intent is clearly shown; and
(3)
"Deputy" means all office personnel or clerical assistants other than the administrator of elections and is the immediate successor to "deputy registrar."
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-201; Acts 1997, ch. 558, §§ 21, 22.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-102 - Qualified voter - Citizenship requirement

(a)
A citizen of the United States eighteen (18) years of age or older who is a resident of this state is a qualified voter unless the citizen is disqualified under this title or under a judgment of infamy pursuant to §
40-20-112
.
(b)
(1)
An individual who is not a citizen of the United States shall not vote in a federal, state, or local election.
(2)
A county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state shall not grant voting rights to a person who is not a United States citizen for an election.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 939, s 1, eff. 4/29/2022.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1973, ch. 327, § 2; T.C.A., § 2-202; Acts 1981, ch. 342, § 2; 1994, ch. 919, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-103 - Effect of change of residence within thirty (30)

If a registered voter moves such voter's residence from this state after the thirtieth day before an election for electors for president and vice president and for that reason does not satisfy the registration requirements of such voter's new residence for that election, the voter continues to be a registered voter but only for electors for president and vice president in that election in the voting precinct in which the voter was last registered. The voter may vote either in person or by absentee ballot.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-203.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-104 - Persons entitled to register

The following persons may register permanently under this title:
(1)
A person who is a qualified voter when such person applies to register;
(2)
A person residing in an area within this state which has been ceded to the federal government if the person is otherwise qualified to vote; and
(3)
A person who will be eighteen (18) years of age on or before the date of the next election after the person applies to register and who is otherwise eligible to register.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-204; Acts 1994, ch. 919, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-105 - Permanency of registration

Registration of voters under this title is permanent. When a voter has once been registered under this title or under any previous permanent registration law if the voter would be eligible under this title, it is unnecessary for such voter to register again unless the voter's registration is purged under this title or was purged under a previous permanent registration law.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-205.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-107 - Precinct or municipality of registration - Change of habitation without change of residence

(a)
(1)
A person shall be registered as a voter of the precinct in which the person is a resident, and, if provided for by municipal charter or general law, may also be registered in a municipality in which the person owns real property in order to participate in that municipality's elections.
(2)
Notwithstanding any provision of this title to the contrary, if a person's residence is located on real property which is located in both a municipality and in an unincorporated area in the county in which the municipality is located, then such person shall be eligible to vote in municipal elections if municipal taxes are assessed on the portion of real property located within the municipality. In a county having a metropolitan form of government, "unincorporated area," as used in this subdivision (a)(2), includes an area outside the boundaries of any of the smaller cities within the metropolitan government.
(3)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, if a municipal charter provides for property rights voting, no more than two (2) persons shall be entitled to vote based upon the ownership of an individual tract of property regardless of the number of property owners.
(b)
If a voter moves such voter's habitation outside the precinct where the person is a registered voter but continues to be a resident of the precinct, the county election commission shall determine the person's rights and duties on the basis of the location of the person's last residence in the precinct before the person's change of habitation.
(c)
In order to timely correct voter registration records, municipalities which have annexed territory or changed any district or ward boundary shall provide each county election commission affected by the change with the following:
(1)
Maps depicting the area;
(2)
A copy of the ordinance or resolution calling for the change denoting, if applicable, which wards or districts the annexed or changed area will be a part of; and
(3)
A copy of the census taken for the annexation, if available, with names and addresses within the annexed area.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 724,s 5, eff. 4/16/2014.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1978, ch. 944, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-207; Acts 1996, ch. 765, § 1; 1999, ch. 197, § 1; 2001, ch. 413, § 13; 2003, ch. 134, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-108 - Commission offices - Hours - Functions

(a)
(1)
Each commission shall have an office in the county courthouse or another public building and such other locations as the commission may designate for registering voters and performing other functions required or authorized by law. The main office shall be open at least from nine o'clock a.m. (9:00 a.m.) until four o'clock p.m. (4:00 p.m.) on such day or days each week as the commission directs.
(2)
In counties with administrators of elections certified under §
2-11-202(b)
, who receive at least ninety percent (90%) or eighty-five percent (85%) of the assessor of property's salary pursuant to [former] §
2-12-208(a)(1) or (a)(3)
[now §
2-12-208(a)
], respectively, the commission office shall be open during the hours specified in this subsection (a) at least five (5) days per week. In counties with administrators certified under §
2-11-202(b)
, who receive at least eighty percent (80%) of the assessor of property's salary pursuant to [former] §
2-12-208(a)(2)
[now §
2-12-208(a)
], the commission office shall be open during the hours specified in this subsection (a) at least four (4) days per week. The hours such offices shall be open established by this subsection (a) shall be the minimum hours, and nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed as prohibiting the election commission from requiring such offices to stay open for additional hours per day or days per week.
(b)
The county election commission may establish additional hours when the main office shall be open to perform the commission's statutory functions. The office shall be open as many days a week as necessary to register qualified registrants, to replace lost registration cards, to transfer or change registrations and to perform the other duties of the commission.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1974, ch. 642, §§ 1, 4; T.C.A., § 2-208; Acts 1980, ch. 712, § 1; 1982, ch. 635, § 1; 1986, ch. 930, § 2; 1991, ch. 75, § 1; 1994, ch. 919, § 3; 1996, ch. 1081, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-109 - Registration periods

(a)
A qualified voter may register or have the voter's registration altered at the commission office at any time the office is open, except that applications for registration shall not be processed for twenty-nine (29) days before an election, except as provided in subsection (b); provided, that a qualified voter may file a mail registration form by postmarking the registration form or submitting the registration form thirty (30) days before an election. A mail registration form lacking a postmark, but signed and dated at least thirty (30) days before an election, shall be timely filed if it is received by the county election commission no later than the twenty-seventh day prior to the election. A qualified voter may correct a deficient but timely filed mail registration form if the voter files a completed registration application or otherwise corrects the deficiency on or before the next regularly scheduled November general election. The administrator of elections shall register the person to vote if the person is otherwise eligible to register. Deficient registrations not corrected on or before the next regularly scheduled November general election shall no longer be considered deficient and shall be void. The administrator shall be empowered to update an existing registration until no later than five (5) days before an election to place it within the correct precinct in the county when a voter changes the voter's address through the process described in §
2-7-140
.
(b)
When the thirtieth day before an election falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, applications for registration shall be accepted and processed the next business day following such Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. This extends the deadline for applications for registration completed at the county election commission office as well as the deadline for having a by-mail registration form postmarked.
(c)
When elections are being held in two (2) or more voting districts within any county, the time period for such registration or alteration of permanent registration records shall be calculated for each election separately, and such registration or alteration of permanent registration records is not prohibited in one (1) election because it is twenty-nine (29) days prior to another within the same county.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 827,s 1, eff. 4/21/2016.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-209; Acts 1980, ch. 678, § 1; 1980, ch. 728, § 1; 1994, ch. 919, § 4; 1995, ch. 76, § 3; 1997, ch. 550, § 3; 2000, ch. 756, § 1; 2001, ch. 413, § 9; 2002, ch. 698, § 3; 2007, ch. 125, § 1; 2008, ch. 928, § 1; 2013, ch. 179, § 2; 2013, ch. 231, § 1; 2014, ch. 724, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-110 - Registration of those unable to appear at commission office

The commission may provide for the registration of persons who cannot appear in person due to illness or other good cause by sending the administrator of elections to their homes or other place where they are within the county to register such persons.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-210.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-111 - Supplemental registrations generally

(a)
The commission in any county may hold such supplemental registrations as it deems necessary before any election in locations other than the commission office.
(b)
In addition to any supplemental voter registration otherwise required by this chapter, the county election commission, or its designee, in each county shall conduct at least one (1) supplemental voter registration each year at every public and private high school in the county, for the purpose of registration of those persons who will be eligible to vote in the next election. The publication requirements of §
2-2-114
shall not apply to the registration required by this subsection (b).
(c)
As used in this section, "designees" does not include representatives of a nationally recognized political party or representatives of an organization which actively seeks to influence the outcome of an election.
(d)
In addition to any supplemental voter registration otherwise required by this chapter, the county election commission, or its designee, shall conduct a supplemental voter registration when a planned and scheduled group naturalization ceremony is held within the county. The county election commission shall attend the supplemental voter registration in person or shall send one (1) or more assistant registrars or other designees in their stead to register such new citizens. The publication requirements of §
2-2-114
shall not apply to the registration required by this subsection (d).
(e)
Each high school shall inform each high school senior that upon reaching the age of eighteen (18) the student may be eligible to vote and shall provide information from the secretary of state about voter eligibility and how to register to vote, including the date and time of the supplemental voter registration conducted at the student's high school pursuant to subsection (b). This subsection (e) is not penal in nature. No punitive measures may be taken against the person tasked by the high school to provide the information.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 444, s 1, eff. 5/17/2023.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 842, s 1, eff. 4/26/2018.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 231, s 2, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-211; Acts 1980, ch. 715, §§ 1-4; ch. 772, § 1; 1982, ch. 588, § 1; ch. 719, §§ 1, 2; 1983, ch. 335, § 1; T.C.A. §
2-2-112(b)
; Acts 1991, ch. 103, §§ 1, 3; 2004, ch. 472, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-113 - Lists of registered voters provided to federal courts - List of person disqualified or potentially disqualified as prospective juror from jury service

(a)
Lists of registered voters may be provided to federal courts for purposes of selecting jurors on the condition that the jury coordinator provides notice pursuant to subsection (b) regarding ineligible or potentially ineligible voters.
(b)
The jury coordinator shall prepare or cause to be prepared a list of each person disqualified or potentially disqualified as a prospective juror from jury service due to being a non-United States citizen, convicted of a felony, deceased, not a resident of this state, or not a resident of the county. The list must be prepared and sent to the coordinator of elections according to the jury summons cycle used by the court clerk. This section does not prevent the list from being sent more frequently. The list may be provided by mail, facsimile transmission, or email.
(c)
The jury coordinator shall provide the coordinator of elections with the following information about each disqualified juror:
(1)
The full name of the disqualified juror;
(2)
Current and prior addresses, if any;
(3)
Telephone number, if available;
(4)
Date of birth; and
(5)
The reason the prospective juror was disqualified.
(d)
After verifying that the person is a registered voter, the coordinator of elections shall forward the information to the administrator of elections in the county where the voter is registered.
(e)
The administrator of elections shall follow the procedures prescribed by §
2-2-106
or §
2-2-141
, as applicable.
(f)
In addition to the list of names, if the jury coordinator has documentation showing the person's disqualification under subsection (b), the documentation may be forwarded to the coordinator of elections.
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 939, s 2, eff. 4/29/2022.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-114 - Newspaper notice of commission office location - Notices of precinct or supplemental registrations

(a)
Not less than forty-five (45) days before any election, the commission shall publish, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, a notice of the exact location and telephone number of its office or offices and the hours and days it is open.
(b)
Whenever a county has a supplemental registration, the commission shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, a notice of the exact location and the time for such supplemental registration. The commission shall publish the notice not less than three (3) days before the beginning of each supplemental registration. The commission shall include in the notice a statement that a transfer of registration may also be done at the supplemental registration.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1978, ch. 941, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-214; Acts 1994, ch. 919, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-116 - Registration form

The permanent registration record shall be substantially as follows, shall contain all the information required before being signed by the registrant, and shall be witnessed as indicated on the form.
PERMANENT REGISTRATION RECORD
1.
______________
Last Name First Name Middle Name Sex
2.
Legal Residence ______________
Number Street or Road Apt.
3.
City ____________________ County ______________
4.
Mailing Address if different from Legal Residence.
______________
5.
Social Security number, if any ______________
6.
Date and place of birth ______________
7.
Are you a citizen of the United States? ______________
8.
Where were you last registered to vote? City ____________________ County ____________________ State ______________
9.
Are you a resident of the State of Tennessee? ______________
10.
Have you ever been convicted of a crime which is a felony in this state, by a court in this state, a court in another state, or a federal court?
______________
11.
If the answer to question ten (10) is "yes," list the crime, or crimes, for which you were convicted, and date, or dates, of conviction. ______________
12.
If the answer to question ten (10) is "yes," have you received a pardon or had your full rights of citizenship restored by a court for all crimes listed?
______________
State of Tennessee
ss
County of
I, being duly sworn on oath (or affirmation) declare that the above address is my legal residence and that I plan to remain at such residence for an undetermined period of time and say that to the best of my knowledge and belief all of the foregoing statements made by me are true.
____________________
Signature of Applicant
If the registrant signs by a mark, or cannot sign at all, fill in the following information:
Sworn to and subscribed to before me
this ____________________ day of ____________________, 20 ____________________,
____________________ ____________________
Signature of Administrator of Elections or
other person taking affidavit
______________
Official Position
Registered as voter in District ____________________ Ward ____________________
Precinct ____________________ effective ____________________.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1978, ch. 941, § 3; T.C.A., § 2-216; Acts 1981, ch. 337, § 1; 1981, ch. 345, § 5; 1989, ch. 274, § 2; 1994, ch. 919, §§ 13-15; 2001, ch. 413, § 12; 2002, ch. 698, § 4; 2008 , ch. 928, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-117 - Voting record form

(a)
On the back of each registration form (or on a separate form if an alternate electronic registration system is used), there shall be printed a ten-year voting record form substantially as follows:
VOTING RECORD Name of Voter
YEAR
PARTY
General
Primary
Other
Election
Election
Elections
Ballot No. or
Ballot No. or
Ballot No. or
Ballot
Ballot
Ballot
Application
Application
Application
Number
Number
Number
1971
______________
1972
______________
Continued for remainder of ten (10) years
______________
(b)
The year dates printed in the first column shall be changed with each year's printing of the form.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-217; Acts 1984, ch. 935, §§ 1, 6; 1989, ch. 590, § 1; 1994, ch. 919, § 16.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-118 - Filling out of permanent registration record - Change of registration or name

(a)
If a person registers to vote in the election commission office, the commission employee who assists the person in registering shall fill out the permanent registration record except for the person's signature or mark.
(b)
When any person changes one's registration from postcard to in-person, the record from the old form may be transferred onto the new form, and the new form may indicate the date of transfer upon request of the registrant.
(c)
Except as provided in subsection (d):
(1)
When a person changes one's name for any reason on the registration form, the record from the old form may be transferred onto the new form, and the new form may indicate the date of transfer upon request of the registrant; and
(2)
If a person changes one's name because of a change in marital status, the person may use either the old name or the new name. If the person wishes to have one's new name reflected on the registration form, the person shall so request the administrator of elections or a designated employee.
(d)
In any county having a population of not less than eight hundred twenty-five thousand (825,000) nor more than eight hundred thirty thousand (830,000) according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, when a person changes one's name on one's registration form, the record from the old form may be transferred onto the new form, and the new form may indicate the date of transfer upon request of the registrant.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1975, ch. 308, § 6; T.C.A., § 2-218; Acts 1981, ch. 460, § 1; 1990, ch. 628, § 1; 1993, ch. 518, §§ 20, 21; 1994, ch. 919, § 17.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-119 - Disabled registrant - Inability to write signature or make mark

If a registrant's disability prevents the registrant from writing a signature or making a mark, the person who assists the registrant shall write the name for the registrant. Such person shall indicate this action by signing such person's name immediately after the space for the registrant's signature or mark.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-219; Acts 1994, ch. 919, § 18.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-120 - Determination of registrant's right to register - Declaration as a registered voter

(a)
The administrator of elections shall determine, from the registrant's answers to the questions on the permanent registration record and other questions, if necessary, whether the registrant is entitled to register. If the administrator determines that the registrant is entitled to register, the administrator shall declare the registrant a registered voter.
(b)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no voter shall be purged due to a deficient registration form once the administrator has declared the person a registered voter under subsection (a) unless the administrator later determines the voter knowingly made or consented to false information being placed on the registration form or failed to provide a valid signature.
(c)
(1)
At least quarterly, during a county election commission meeting, a county election commission member of the majority and the minority party shall inspect random voter registration forms accepted by the county election commission since the previous inspection. If a deficiency is found, the deficiency shall be recorded and a written report shall be prepared including the name of the administrator at the time the voter registration form was filed, the nature of the deficiency, and whether the individual has voted since the deficient form was filed and accepted. Such report shall be filed with the state coordinator of elections. If no deficiencies are identified, the coordinator of elections shall be notified in writing of the finding. The commission members who inspect the voter registration forms shall sign and date the report.
(2)
If a significant number of deficient voter registration forms are discovered, then the administrator of elections may be subject to discipline by the state election commission or be terminated by the county election commission.
(3)
The coordinator of elections is authorized to develop a policy to implement this subsection (c).
(4)
The coordinator of elections shall audit at least ten (10) county election commissions annually to ensure that all required information fields on the permanent registration forms are being completed with minimal errors and that voters with deficient registrations are being given the opportunity to correct incorrect or omitted information.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-220; Acts 2010, ch. 906, § 1; 2011, ch. 181, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-123 - Cancellation of previous registration

If a registrant was previously registered in any other place, the registrant's application to register shall serve as a cancellation of registration for the last place of registration. Upon registration of the voter, the administrator of elections shall mail a copy of the new registration to the county election commission where the voter was last registered or otherwise notify such county election commission of the new registration.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-223; Acts 1994, ch. 919, § 20.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-124 - Registration card

(a)
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.
(b)
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 CARD
This is to certify that Mr. ______________
Mrs. ______________
Miss ______________
of ______________ 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
(c)
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.
(d)
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)
.
(e)
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.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1977, ch. 5, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-224; Acts 2001, ch. 413, § 3; 2008 , ch. 635, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-125 - Rejected registration - Right to appeal - Reports of violations

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
(c)
The action of the commission on the registrant's application for registration on appeal shall be a final administrative action.
(d)
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.
(e)
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.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-225.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-126 - Keeping of original and duplicate registration records

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1975, ch. 308, § 7; T.C.A., § 2-226; Acts 1984, ch. 935, §§ 2, 6; 1989, ch. 590, § 2; 2008, ch. 928, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-127 - Permanent registration records open to inspection - Social security number redaction and use

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-227; Acts 1999, ch. 88, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 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.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-228.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 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.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-230; Acts 1997, ch. 550, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-131 - Replacement registration cards - Correction of errors in registration records

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-231; Acts 1994, ch. 919, § 26.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 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
.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-232; Acts 1983, ch. 450, § 2; 1984, ch. 878, § 1; 1990, ch. 628, § 2; 2003, ch. 307, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 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

(a)
(1)
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 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.
(2)
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.
(b)
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.
(c)
The county election commission shall cancel the registration of each deceased person listed under the reports in subsection (a) or (b), in accordance with this chapter.
(d)
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.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1977, ch. 128, § 3; T.C.A., § 2-233; Acts 2006, ch. 578, §§ 1, 2; 2006, ch. 965, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-134 - Notice of cancellation attached to registration records - Cancelled registrations - Rejected ballots

(a)
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.
(b)
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 ______________
(Date)
______________"
The cancellation shall be signed by the administrator.
(c)
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.
(d)
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.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1979, ch. 306, § 7; T.C.A., § 2-234; Acts 1980, ch. 609, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-136 - Forms and supplies

(a)
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.
(b)
A county election commission may use a form generated by the county with the approval of the state coordinator of elections.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1975, ch. 183, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-236; Acts 1994, ch. 919, § 28.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-137 - Alternative electronic or microfilm registration system

(a)
Notwithstanding 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.
(b)
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:
(1)
The compatibility of the voter registration system with any statewide system being operated by the secretary of state's office;
(2)
The history of ethical conduct in the sales of the voter registration system by the manufacturer or seller;
(3)
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
(4)
The cyber security practices in place to protect the integrity of the voter registration process.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 654, s 4, eff. 4/2/2020.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 880, s 1, eff. 5/1/2014.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1976, ch. 464, § 1; 1977, ch. 231, § 1; 1977, ch. 410, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-237; Acts 1984, ch. 935, §§ 3, 6; 1994, ch. 919, §§ 29-31; 1997 , ch. 558, § 30; 2008 , ch. 928, §§ 4, 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-139 - Restoration of suffrage to persons convicted of infamous crimes

(a)
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:
(1)
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;
(2)
The person's full rights of citizenship have been restored as prescribed by law; or
(3)
An appellate court of competent jurisdiction has entered a final judgment reversing the person's conviction, or convictions, of all infamous crimes.
(b)
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 this section.
(c)
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.
(d)
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.
Acts 1981, ch. 345, §§ 3, 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-140 - Duplicate voter registrations

(a)
(1)
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.
(2)
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.
(b)
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.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236,s 65, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 2008, ch. 895, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109) › Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303) › Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143) › Section 2-2-143 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 654,s 2, eff. 4/2/2020.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 250,s 2, eff. 10/1/2019.