2. Citizen of the United States
18 years or older on or before the next election
Must be a Tennessee Resident
Cannot be convicted of a felony( if you have just
make sure your full citizenship rights are restored
or you have received a pardon
Register 30 days before the election
Proof of ID
Requirements to Vote In Tn.
3. Voting Procedures
1. First you need to register
2. Get to know your candidates and see which one
you think would best help Tennessee.
3. Know where to go. Everyone is assigned a
place to vote at based on their home address.
This information will be on your voter’s
registration card or you can call 901-545-4123.
4. Get to know what kind of voting you will be
using when you vote.
5. NOW GO VOTE!!
4. Registering to vote in Tennessee is as pie. You can even
register online at www.tn.gov all you have to do is mail it in
to your county’s election commission office, or you can go
to the following places in person:
County Clerk’s Offices
County Election Commission Office
Department of Health (WIC program)
Department of Human Services
Department of Mental Health
Department of Safety (motor vehicles division)
Department of Veteran’s Affairs
Public Libraries
Register of Deeds Offices
How Do I Vote in Tn.?
5. Polling Stations for Shelby
County
• There are 236 polling locations in Shelby county.
Here are just a couple of voting places for voting 2012:
200 PROGRESSIVE M B CHURCH 394 VANCE ST MEMPHIS
TN 38126
1100 MT. NEBO BAPTIST CHURCH 555 VANCE AVE
MEMPHIS TN 38126
1200 KANSAS VOC-TECH CENTER 000080 W OLIVE AV
MEMPHIS TN 38106
1300 GASTON COMMUNITY CENTER 001046 S THIRD ST
MEMPHIS TN 38106
1601 CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH 000531 S MCLEAN BL
MEMPHIS TN 38104
1603 MISSISSIPPI BLVD. CHURCH (FAMILY LIFE CENTER) 70
N BELLEVUE BLVD MEMPHIS TN 38104
1700 MEMPHIS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION 001548 POPLAR
AV MEMPHIS TN 38104
To view all 236 go to:
http://www.shelbyvote.com/index.aspx?nid=84
6. Identification Requirements for Shelby
County
Tennessee drivers license with your photo
United States Passport
Photo ID issued by the Tennessee Department of
Safety and Homeland Security
Photo ID issued by the federal or Tennessee state
government
United States Military photo ID
Tennessee handgun carry permit with your photo
(http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/photoID.htm)
* You can use these when they expire also.
7. Voting Etiquette
1. Vote early or vote by mail
2. No derogatory clothing
3. Obey cell phone rules
4. Carry identification
5. Keep calm if someone does not let you vote.
Take their name and grab a supervisor.
6. If you have the choice choose paper over
electronic voting
7. Vote each candidate individually
(http://www.bartcopnation.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=
show_topic&forum=2&topic_id=463906)
8. 1. May 6, 2014 voting for County Primary.
2. August 7,2014 voting for State Primary and
County General
3. November 4, 2014 State and Federal General
Election.
Upcoming Election Dates
