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The GoVoteTN app is available for download in the Apple store or the Google Play store. You can also access the app through any web browser as a website application.
You should notify your county election commission.
You may request an absentee by-mail ballot no earlier than ninety (90) days before the election and no later than seven (7) days before the election. To be processed for the next election, the application must be received by the election commission no later than seven (7) days before the election.
You must mail your ballot in time for your county election commission to receive it no later than the close of polls on Election Day.
No. You must return your ballot by mail (USPS, FedEx, UPS, etc.).
Unless you are on the permanent absentee voting register, enrolled in the Safe at Home program, or you have previously voted in the county of registration, you must appear in-person to vote in the first election after you have registered by-mail or online at GoVoteTN.gov.
- Complaints must be filed on a Title III HAVA complaint form. Complaint forms may be found at your local county election office, the State Coordinator of Elections office or online.
- All complaints must be in writing, notarized, signed, and sworn to by the complainant. The complaint may be filed with either the Coordinator of Elections or the local county election office.
- Once a formal complaint is filed, the Coordinator of Elections or designee will decide the resolution of the complaint.
- A complainant may request a hearing on the record.
- The Coordinator of Elections or designee will gather information which may include written responses from the parties. Once all the information is gathered, the Coordinator of Elections or designee will determine whether or not there is a violation of Title III.
- If it is determined that a violation of Title III has occurred, the State shall provide an appropriate remedy in accordance with Title III.
- If it is determined that no violation of Title III has occurred, the State shall publish the dismissed complaints of the procedures.
- A final determination must be made within 90 days of the complaint being filed. Only the complainant may agree to extend this period of time.
- If a final determination is not made within 90 days and no extension is granted, the complaint shall be resolved within 60 days through alternative dispute resolution. All previous proceedings, including the record and any correspondence, shall be forwarded to an administrative law judge for alternative dispute resolution.
Title IV of the Help America Vote Act requires each state to establish a state-based administrative complaint procedure. This procedure allows individuals to file a complaint if any person believes that a violation under Title III of the Help America Vote Act has occurred, is occurring or is about to occur.
A violation of Title III would include issues dealing with the following HAVA sections:
- voting system standards
- provisional voting
- voter information requirements
- statewide voter registration database and
- accessibility for persons with disabilities
If your complaint does not fall within one of the above categories, you may still file a complaint with your local county election office, the State Coordinator of Elections office or online using a general complaint form.
The GoVoteTN app allows Tennesseans the opportunity to view their sample ballot, locate their polling location and learn about their district.
Highlights of the app include:
- Early voting and Election Day polling locations and hours of operation
- Candidate list for upcoming election
- Ability to mark sample ballots for upcoming election
- Navigation to early voting and Election Day polling locations
- County election commission information
- Access online election results through the application
You will receive an application for ballot for each election if your licensed physician signs a statement stating that, in their judgment, you are medically unable to vote in person. The statement must be filed not less than seven (7) days before the election and signed under the penalty of perjury.
Program Participants are not subject to selection for state or municipal jury duty. T.C.A. § 40-38-607.
Program participants should not appear on state or municipal jury selection lists. If a program participant is selected for jury service, the summoning court should excuse the program participant.
If a program participant receives a jury summons for either state or municipal jury duty, the Participant must notify the summoning court of the participant's exempt status and provide a copy of the Participant's Certificate of Program Participation, if requested.
Participants may not fail to respond to a jury summons.
A complaint form may be filed with the State Coordinator of Elections office or with the local county election office.
Yes. Go to Tennessee’s voter lookup page on the Division of Elections homepage. Enter your information and you will be able to track when the ballot was received by the local county election commission office. If you need assistance, contact your local county election commission office.
- Whenever a program participant is required by law to swear to or affirm the participant’s address, the participant may use the participant’s substitute address. T.C.A. §§ 40-38-602, 606.
- Wherever a program participant is required by law to establish residency, the participant may use the participant’s substitute address. T.C.A. §§ 40-38-602, 606.
- The substitute address may be used for motor vehicle records and may be printed on a drivers license. T.C.A. § 40-38-602.
- The substitute address may also be used as your official mailing address for all public utilities and public utility service providers. T.C.A. §§ 40-38-602, 606.
- Participants may also request that private entities use the substitute address, although they are not required to do so.
Private businesses are not required by statute to accept a Safe at Home Participant's substitute address. However, private companies or agencies are encouraged to make every effort to keep a participant’s information safe by accepting the substitute address whenever possible. If agency or business employees have questions about using the substitute address, they may contact the Safe at Home Program directly.
- When listing, appraising, or assessing property taxes;
- When collecting property taxes;
- On any document related to real property recorded with a county clerk or recorder.
Program Participants must vote by absentee ballot. T.C.A. § 40-38-607.
Program participant absentee ballots must be treated as confidential and must be processed confidentially by the Administrator of Elections. Program participants shall appear in the statewide official voter registration list only by the Participant Identification Number.
As authorized by law, properly designated law enforcement agency officials and administrative agency officials may request disclosure of information relating to a program participant. T.C.A. § 40-38-609. What information may be available to law enforcement or administrative agency officials?
- Properly designated law enforcement agency officials and administrative agency officials may request confirmation of program participation pertaining to a supposed program participant.
- Properly designated law enforcement agency officials and administrative agency officials may request disclosure of information pertaining to a program participant, including the confidential address, subject to the discretion of the Secretary of State. Program Participants may be entitled to prior notice and appeal rights.
- Disclosure of a participant’s confidential address, or any other information contained within a program participant’s file, shall be limited to ensure that the disclosure and dissemination of the confidential address will be no greater than necessary for the specific purpose for which it was requested.