How Do I Register As An Independent Voter In Tennessee

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Voter Registration Guide

I of the goals of the Hamilton County Election Committee is to encourage every eligible citizen to register to vote.

Delight contact us if you accept any questions or concerns about the voter registration procedures.

By Phone: (423) 209-8683
By Fax: (423) 209-8686
By Email: Vote@hamiltontn.gov

Q: VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS

A: Voter Registration Applications are documents issued by the State of Tennessee and may exist used in any county within Tennessee. The Voter Registration Application can be used to:

Use to register to vote,Study a change of accost for a voter,
Report a proper noun change,
Study a change in other information, or
Cancel a voter'due south registration in some other canton or state To be Eligible to Register to Vote in Hamilton County, Tennessee all of the following qualifications must be met:
You must be a United States citizen,
You must be a legal resident of Hamilton County when submitting a voter registration application,
You must be 18 years of age or older by the date of the adjacent election,
You must non accept been convicted of a felony or, if you accept such a conviction, accept your voting rights restored as required by state police, and *You must submit a properly completed voter registration application at least 30 days before an upcoming election. These qualifications are the same in each county in Tennessee. To register to vote in Hamilton County, 1 must be a resident of Hamilton County.

Q: REGISTRATION DEADLINE

A:Voter Registration Deadlines are specific under the police. If the completed forms are hand-delivered (walked in to the office), they must exist delivered by the close of business on the 30th mean solar day before any upcoming election. A voter registration deadline could be for a federal, country, county or city election. This deadline is state constabulary.

If the forms are mailed – either by the person attempting to annals or the person organizing the voter registration drive – the envelope must exist postmarked no subsequently than the 30th twenty-four hour period before any upcoming ballot. A form with a postmark of 29 days or less before Election Twenty-four hours would be considered untimely and the individual would non exist eligible to participate in the upcoming election.

Q: PROCESSING VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS

A: The Hamilton County Election Commission function personnel stamp all documents with the fourth dimension and date on which they are received. Voter Registration Applications are categorized every bit "timely" or "untimely" at the time of receipt based on upcoming election deadlines. If a Mail-In Voter Registration Application is untimely, the voter will be notified past mail that their registration was received after the deadline and he/she will not be eligible to vote in the upcoming election. Applications marked untimely for an election will be processed equally presently as the election is over. The voter will then exist eligible for the next election.

Voter registrations timely filed are processed in the society in which they are received. An applicant's eligibility to register is adamant past the Hamilton County Election Commission part personnel based on country law. (See requirements listed to a higher place.) Registrations that have a deficiency, such as a missing or incomplete social security number, a missing signature, etc, will exist rejected and the voter notified in writing. Occasionally, registration forms are received in Hamilton County belonging to a neighboring county. Those forms will be forwarded to the advisable County Election office.

Q: WHAT IDS ARE Adequate?

What IDs are acceptable?
Any of the following IDs may be used, even if expired:

Tennessee drivers license with your photograph
U.s. Passport
Photo ID issued by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security
Photo ID issued past the federal or whatever state government
The states Armed services photo ID
State-issued handgun behave permit with your photograph

What IDs are not acceptable?

Higher educatee IDs and photo IDs not issued by the federal or a land government are Not acceptable.

Who is exempt?

Voters who vote absentee by postal service (view requirements here)
Voters who are residents of a licensed nursing dwelling house or assisted living center and who vote at the facility • Voters who are hospitalized
Voters with a religious objection to being photographed
Voters who are indigent and unable to obtain a photo ID without paying a fee

What if I registered past mail and am voting in my beginning election?

Federal constabulary requires first time voters who register by mail to present one of the post-obit:

A electric current photo identification with voter's name and photo OR
If the photo identification is expired, the voter must besides present one of the following: a copy of a current utility bill, depository financial institution argument, government bank check, paycheck or other authorities certificate that shows the voter'southward proper noun and address.

Q: LOCATION OF Post-IN VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS

A: The Hamilton County Ballot Part has placed mail-in application forms at each U.S. Mail service Office in our county. Additionally, forms tin be institute at whatsoever City Hall or Public Library. The Department of Prophylactic, Department of Human Services, Military Recruiting Offices, Hamilton County Health Department and the Canton Clerk's Office also accept forms available during normal business hours.

Annals or change your accost with our completely online organization by CLICKING HERE. You must register at least 30 days before any upcoming election mean solar day.

Q: PURGING REGISTRATIONS

A: Many citizens think voter registration is permanent – once registered, always registered. This is not true. Previously, Tennessee used the term "permanent" on election documents which added to this incorrect belief. The word "permanent" no longer appears on voter registration cards.

Removing Ineligible Voter

Seven (7) reasons a Canton Election Commission is authorized to remove voters as prescribed by police force:

ane. At the request of the voter;

2. Modify of name for more than than ninety (90) days for any reason, except by marriage or divorce;

3. Expiry of voter;

4. Felony Conviction;

five. Movement outside the county of registration or Registered in another jurisdiction;

vi. Voter fails to respond to a confirmation observe, does not appear to vote, and does not update his or her voter registration betwixt the time the find is mailed, and the second November general ballot held after the notice was sent; These voters shall not be removed inside ninety (90) days of whatever federal primary or general election.

vii. Not a U.Southward. denizen.

a. If notified by the coordinator of elections, statutory notice requirements must be provided before removing the voter.

b. If notified past another government, bureau (such equally the U.Southward. Department of Homeland Security), purge the voter and notify the coordinator of elections.