• are registered

You may register if you:

• are a U.S. Citizen
• are 18 years of age or older by election day
• are a resident of Tennessee
• have not been convicted of a felony or if convicted, had voting rights restored by court order or pardon.

The registration deadline is 30 days before election day. You do not have to declare a political party affiliation to register.

You may register in person at:

• your county election commission during office hours
• other sites (watch the Cannon County Network for dates, places and hours)

Take personal identification with you.

You may register by mail on forms available at the:

• county election commission, post office, library, motor vehicle licensing station, human services, military recruiting and veterans affairs offices.
• Register-by-Mail forms are available from the Election Commission for any organization to hold its own registration drive.
• Registered voters will receive a voter registration card.
• Change of address instructions are included on the card.

You must re-register if you:

• move outside your county
• move within your county and fail to transfer your registration
• change your name
• have had full rights restored by a court order or pardon

You vote at:

• your polling place in the precinct where you are registered, which will be listed on your voter registration card.

Voting hours are published. Identification with your signature may be requested.

You may vote early in person:

• at the county election commission office 5 to 20 days before the election or at another location designated by the commission.

You may ask for assistance to vote:

• if you are blind, disabled, elderly, or if you are illiterate.

Your ballot can be marked for you by your mother, father, brother, sister, spouse or an election judge of your choice. If your polling place is not handicapped accessible call your county election commission for instructions to vote at the election office.

• call your county election commission for details.

You may request an emergency absentee ballot:

If, 5 days or less, before the election you are:

• unexpectedly hospitalized
• attending the funeral of a family member outside your county
• summoned to court

You may apply to vote absentee by mail or fax for any of the following reasons:

• you will be outside of the county in which you live
• you are a full-time student or the spouse of a full-time student out of your county
• are in the armed forces anywhere
• age 65 or older

To apply for an absentee ballot by mail or fax:

• write the county election commission where you are registered and request an absentee ballot.
• students who are registered to vote in Tennessee may also get an application from the election commission in the Tennessee county where they go to school.

ELECTION DATES

City Elections: Third Tuesday of April in even-numbered years.

County Party Primary Elections: First Tuesday of May in even-numbered years when requested by a political party.

State Party Primary Elections: First Thursday of August in even-numbered years.

General Elections: First Tuesday after the First Monday of November in even-numbered years.

County General Election: First Thursday of August in even-numbered years.

PUBLIC NOTICE IS GIVEN 45 DAYS PRIOR TO SPECIAL ELECTIONS.

Dates by which a candidate must qualify in order to run for election vary according to the election. Notice is given in local newspapers. Also, for this or any other election information, you may contact the Cannon County Election Commission: