Title 2, Elections

The secretary of the county election commission or the administrator of elections shall notify each official of such official's appointment by mail or email in substantially the following form: To You have been appointed by the County Election Commission as a (state in what capac…

(a) The coordinator of elections shall create minimum standards for educating election officials throughout the state for use by the county election commissions. The standards shall include instructing election officials as to their duties during an election and educating the off…

(a) Officers of elections, judges, machine operators, and inspectors shall be paid for their services on election day a minimum of fifty dollars ($50.00). Compensation for such persons shall be paid as soon as possible after the election. The compensation may be increased by the …

If a county election commission determines that an official whom it has appointed cannot serve, the commission shall appoint a registered voter of the county to fill the vacancy and shall give the voter notice of such appointment.

The officers of elections may administer oaths in the performance of their duties.

(a) (1) Candidates shall qualify by filing all nominating petitions, including any duplicate nominating petitions, by the deadlines set out in the schedule in this section. The qualifying deadline for any office not included in this section shall be twelve o'clock (12:00) noon, p…

(a) Nominating petitions shall be in substantially the following form: We the undersigned registered voters of the city of , (for municipal elections) in the county of , State of Tennessee, (and members of the (for primaries) ________ Party), hereby nominate (for municipal electi…

(a) 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 …

(a) 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 …

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.

(a) 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 cour…

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 suc…

(a) Any governmental entity having a charter provision for a petition for recall, referendum or initiative or any person acting pursuant to such charter provision shall meet the requirements of this section. (b) Before a petition may be circulated, at least one (1) registered vot…

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.

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.

Candidates who are not to be placed on ballots as nominees of a political party shall be known as “independent candidates.”

(a) Each qualified candidate's name shall be placed on the ballot as it appears on the candidate's nominating petitions unless the candidate dies before the ballots are printed, or unless the candidate requests in writing that the candidate's name not appear on the ballot and fil…

(a) 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:(1) The names of persons for whom the chair of a statewide political party has certified to be placed on the ballot for the offic…

(a) Voting machine ballot labels and names of candidates shall be printed in black ink with office titles printed in black or red ink on clear material of such size as will fit the ballot frame and in as plain, clear type as the space will reasonably permit. (b) All voting machin…

(a) The state election commission shall establish a uniform maximum and minimum width for all paper ballots. Paper ballots shall be of such length and width as the county election commission deems necessary to contain the offices, names of the candidates, and questions required t…

(a) The requirements of this section apply to all ballots. (b) Immediately following the title of each office shall be printed the words “Vote for one (1),” “Vote for two (2),” according to the number to be elected. (c) (1) The order of the titles of the offices to be filled or f…

(a) The coordinator of elections shall determine the minimum number of paper ballots furnished to each precinct on election day and the number of paper ballots to be held in reserve by the county election commission for emergency use. (b) (1) Any county election commission desiri…

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 …

(a) 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 m…

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…

(a) 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 electio…

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.

(a) The county election commission shall provide for each polling place:(1) 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;(2) The application for ballot forms …

All ballot boxes shall be paid for by the state.

(a) 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 docume…

(a) Notwithstanding any other general law, or special act, or municipal charter to the contrary, no write-in candidate in a primary election for a position as a county or municipal official shall have such candidate's name placed upon the ballot in the election for such position …

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide a means for qualified voters to cast their votes when they would otherwise be unable to vote. (b) The purpose of this part is to establish an early voting period when eligible registered voters may vote before an election at the count…

(a) (1) A voter who desires to vote early shall go to the county election commission office or another polling place appropriately designated by the county election commission within the posted hours not more than twenty (20) days nor less than five (5) days before the day of the…

(a) (1) The county election commission office or another polling place appropriately designated by the county election commission shall be open a minimum of three (3) consecutive hours each weekday including Saturdays between the hours of eight o'clock a.m. (8:00 a.m.) and six o'…

(a) A county election commission may use voting machines for early voting. The county election commission shall choose one (1) of the following options for its method of early voting:(1) Place all races on a machine ballot;(2) Place some of the races on a machine ballot and part …

(a) Persons voting early are entitled to the same assistance in voting they would be entitled to if they appeared to vote on election day. The procedures under § 2-7-116 govern how assistance should be given. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a person convicted of voter fraud i…

(a) If an applicant or voter is so disabled that the applicant or voter cannot write a signature or make a mark where required, the action of the person who offers assistance shall be witnessed by one (1) additional person. Both the person giving assistance and the witness shall …

The election commission shall furnish only one (1) application for early voting or one (1) set of early voting supplies to any voter unless the voter notifies the commission that the voter has spoiled the application or notifies the commission that the voter has not received the …

In each county, the county election commissioners of the minority party may appoint one (1) early voting deputy who shall receive as compensation for each day spent in such service the same pay as an election official in the county for which such person is appointed.

(a) (1) Upon completion of the application, the administrator of elections shall compare the signature of the voter with the signature on the voter's permanent registration record, or other evidence of identification if computerized duplicate registration records are used, and sh…

The coordinator of elections shall adopt a uniform form for each county election commission for an application for early voting.

The administrator of elections shall fill out the application to vote early except for the applicant's signature or mark.

(a) Upon the request of a municipality, for elections at a time other than the regular August or regular November election, the county election commission shall establish a satellite voting location for early voting within the corporate limits of such municipality. The municipali…

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, if a municipality is located within two (2) or more counties of the state, then the county election commissions of each respective county may, by written mutual agreement of the counties, designate one (1) satellite location for early voti…

(1) Persons Outside of County. A registered voter in any of the following circumstances may vote absentee by mail in the procedures outlined in this part:(1) Persons Outside of County. If the voter will be outside the county where the voter is registered during the early voting p…

(a) (1) A voter who desires to vote absentee shall request an absentee ballot not more than ninety (90) and not later than ten (10) days before the election;(2) A voter who will be outside of the state on election day and during the period established for early voting may complet…