Election Day Tidbit: Tennessee Voter ID Requirements

Posted by Mary Mancini on August 7, 2008 under Uncategorized |

A conversation with Honey this morning reminded me of something - sometimes people working our elections don’t know the rules. For instance, as he was running around looking for his voter registration card this morning I reminded him that he didn’t need it to vote in Tennessee. He said, “Well, I’ve been asked for it before and I want to be prepared.”

To be clear, here are the ID rules for voting in Tennessee.

Note the fine print:The requirements described apply ONLY to FIRST TIME VOTERS WHO REGISTERED BY MAIL. All other persons who registered to vote in person or have voted before must only present evidence of their signature or sign an Affidavit of Identity.

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