2024 TENNESSEE VOTER GUIDE
1.Voter Registration
Deadline to Register/Update: October 7, 2024
2. Check Your Registration
Why check your registration? Your address is where election officials send notices, application forms to receive your ballot in the mail, and more. Additionally, poll workers will check if the address on your voter registration matches the address on your ID at the polls.
Check Your Registration Online
Update Your Registration Online
Checklist:
- Is your name spelled correctly? (Correct hyphenations, middle initials, etc)
- Correct Address
- Active Voter Status (if not update by sending in another online/mail voter application)
- Correct Date of Birth
- Correct Political Party Preference
- Take a time-stamped photograph or screenshot of your registration, and take it with you to the polls as proof of your registration.
3. Voter ID Law
Source: Ballotpedia
Tennessee requires voters to present photo identification while voting.
Voters can present the following forms of identification:
- Tennessee driver’s license with photo
- United States passport
- Photo ID issued by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security
- Photo ID issued by the federal or Tennessee state government
- United States Military photo ID
- Tennessee handgun carry permit with photo
The following voters are exempt from the photo ID requirements:
- Voters who vote absentee by mail
- Voters who are residents of a licensed nursing home or assisted living center and who vote at the facility
- Voters who are hospitalized
- Voters with a religious objection to being photographed
- Voters who are indigent and unable to obtain a photo ID without paying a fee
Voters can obtain a free photo ID from the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security at any participating driver service center. In order to receive an ID, a voter must bring proof of citizenship (such as a birth certificate) and two proofs of Tennessee residency (such as a voter registration card, a utility bill, vehicle registration or title, or bank statement). Visit the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Voter Photo ID page for more information.
4. Order Your Absentee Mail Ballot
Deadline to apply for Absentee Mail Ballot: Must be received by October 29, 2024
We recommend requesting your absentee mail ballot as soon as possible and well in advance of this deadline in order to ensure that you receive your ballot in time.
- Eligibility for absentee voting is determined by state law and registration for absentee voting is managed by your county of residence. Some residents may qualify for placement on a permanent absentee voter list. All absentee voters who return a ballot for any election must do so by mail.
View the Guide to Absentee Voting here: https://sos.tn.gov/elections/guides/guide-to-absentee-voting
Request Absentee Mail Ballot Online
Track Absentee Mail Ballot Online
Deadline to return Mail Ballot: Must be received by poll closing on November 5, 2024
5. Early Voting Information
Early voting is available from October 16 – October 31, 2024.
- Early voting dates and hours vary by county. Although closed from voting on holidays, a person may vote early on any Saturday that falls during this time frame.
- To vote early, a person must appear in person at either the county election commission office or at a satellite voting location opened by the county election commission. For a list of early voting locations and hours, click here: https://sos.tn.gov/elections/guides/how-to-early-vote-in-person
- To find the contact information of your county election commission visit: https://tnsos.org/elections/election_commissions.php
For more information regarding federal, state and local elections contact your state election official online: https://sos.tn.gov or contact Tennessee Secretary of State, Tre Hargett by 615.741.2819 or email: Hargett@tn.gov
6. Become a Poll Worker!
Poll workers must be 16 years old or over, and a registered voter (if over 18) in their county.
To sign up: https://sos.tn.gov/elections/services/become-a-poll-worker