TN · How to vote
Voting in Tennessee.
Three ways to vote, three deadlines. ID rules and vote-by-mail policy below — verify the specifics with the Tennessee Secretary of State at the link.
1Official source of record
Tennessee Secretary of State — Elections
VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
Tennessee requires a government-issued photo ID. Accepted: TN driver's license, US passport, military ID, or TN handgun carry permit. Free photo ID available at DMV.
VOTE BY MAIL
Absentee voting available with a valid excuse (over 60, disabled, out of county, etc.).
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-04-153NCSL absentee + VBM rules2026-04-15
Official action — TN
The state’s own tools, with links to verify.
Each card below routes to the official Tennessee system. Where the state delegates to county Supervisors of Elections, the card says so honestly.
Statewide→
Check my registration
Statewide→
Register / update online
TN DL or state ID required (no SSN-only fallback). 30-day pre-election deadline.
Statewide→
Find my polling place
Statewide→
Preview my ballot
GoVoteTN web app — per-voter sample ballot.
County
Request a mail ballot
**EXCUSE REQUIRED** (14 categories incl. age 60+, out of county, hospitalized). State form, submitted to county election commission. Cutoff 7 days pre-election.
Statewide→
Track my mail ballot
Statewide→
See who's on the ballot
Per-cycle candidate-lists pages. Qualifying deadline 2026-03-10.
Statewide→
Statewide ballot measures
Three constitutional amendments on Nov 2026: revoke right to bail in certain criminal trials, expand victims' rights, prohibit state real-property taxation. **TN has no citizen initiative.**
Statewide→
Live + past results
Election Night Reporting Dashboard.
Statewide→
Election calendar
Primary 2026-08-06, general 2026-11-03. **No state-level March primary in 2026** (presidential primary cycle only).
1UOCAVA · military & overseas voters
Federal deadlines for Tennessee
Active-duty service members, their families, and U.S. citizens overseas have separate deadlines under UOCAVA. Sourced live from the U.S. Federal Voting Assistance Program.
2026-08-06Ballot Request — State PrimaryReceived by
2026-08-06Ballot Return — State PrimaryReceived by
2026-08-06Registration — State PrimaryReceived by
2026-11-03Ballot Request — General ElectionReceived by
2026-11-03Ballot Return — General ElectionReceived by
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