The Tennessee voter registration deadline is October 7, 2024. Voters can apply online, in-person, or by or mailing in a completed application.
Eligibility
In order to register to vote, you must be a U.S. citizen, be at least 18 years old on or before election day, and a resident of Tennessee.
- Residency requirements and guidelines in Tennessee are specified here. Click here to view the special considerations made concerning Homeless Persons Residency. Click here for information for Non-resident Property Owners.
- Your eligibility to register for and vote in an election can be impacted by a felony conviction, depending upon the crime you were convicted of and the date of your conviction. Click here for more information about the restoration of voting rights after a felony conviction
- College students can choose to vote in Tennessee or their home state, but may only be registered in one state.
Deadline
The deadline to register to vote in Tennessee for the General Election is October 7, 2024.
Voter Registration Process
There are three methods of registering to vote in Tennessee: online, mail in a printable application, or in-person.
- Further voter registration information for Tennessee can be found here.
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Tennessee offers in-person, absentee, and early voting in the 2024 General Election.
Vote-By-Mail Practices
In Tennessee, you must have a reason to be eligible to vote by mail. Eligible reasons to apply for an absentee ballot can be found here. Click here to request an Absentee By-Mail Ballot.
- The deadline to request an absentee by-mail ballot is no earlier than 90 days before the election (August 7, 2024) and no later than seven days before the election (October 29, 2024).
- Your completed absentee ballot must be received by your County Election Official on Election Day before the polls close.
- Ballots cannot be hand-delivered to the ballot office, and no drop boxes are available. Voters must return their voted absentee ballots by mail (designated post office in each county so that mailing completed absentee by-mail ballots can be expedited). Track the status of your ballot here.
- If you have a print disability (a disability that interferes with the person’s ability to effectively read, write, or use print materials), you may submit a Print Disability Absentee Ballot Request form to request an accessible ballot by e-mail.
- Further absentee by-mail voting information for Tennessee is listed here.
Early Voting
Tennessee offers early voting.
- Early voting, also known as in-person absentee voting, will be available starting 20 days before the election (October 16, 2024) and will end 5 days before the election (October 31, 2024).
Election Day Practices
On Election Day in Tennessee, most polling places are open between 7am and 7pm, but each county sets their own polling place hours. Click here to find your county election commission.
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