Registration Information for Tennessee
You can register to vote or update your registration information by mail or in person at your elections office. The polling place hours vary by county. Please check http://web.go-vote-tn.elections.tn.gov/ for up to date hours by location. To register to vote in Tennessee you should provide your Social Security Number. Any registered voter may vote early in person during the established early voting period. Early voting period typically begins 20 days before an election and ends 5 days before an election. If you want to vote in person, you need to show a valid ID.
What else you need to know
To vote by absentee ballot by mail, a registered voter must fall into one of the following
categories:
• The voter will be outside the county of registration during the early voting period and all
day on election day
• The voter or the voter’s spouse is enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited college
or university outside the county of registration
categories:
• The voter will be outside the county of registration during the early voting period and all
day on election day
• The voter or the voter’s spouse is enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited college
or university outside the county of registration