Your Voice, Your Right – YOUR VOTE!

In order to vote, you must:

• Be a U.S. citizen
• Be at least 18 years old on or before Election Day
• Have not been convicted of a felony or, if convicted, had voting rights restored by court order or pardon
• Be a registered voter

 
VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION

NON-TENNESSEE Residents:  For information on registering to vote in other states please CLICK HERE to find your state’s information for voter registration.

TENNESSEE RESIDENTS:  Application deadline to register to vote in TENNESSEE for the November 6, 2012 election is thirty (30) days prior to the election date. Tennessee will accept voter registration applications through October 8, 2102. October 8 is Columbus Day. The United States Post Office will be closed on October 8 and some Election Commission offices will be closed. Please verify with your county’s Election Commission office if they will be open on October 8. Shelby County residents may scan the completed and SIGNED application and email it to VoteInfo@ShelbyCountyTN.gov.

To register to vote in Tennessee you must complete a Voter Registration Application and mail or deliver it to your County Election Commission Office.

Voter Registration Application is available online at http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/forms/ss-3010.pdf. They are also available for pick-up on campus at the University Center Information Desk.

Shelby County residents mail or deliver your Voter Registration Form to:

Shelby County Election Commission
Voter Mail Registration
150 Washington Ave.
Second Floor, Suite 205
Memphis, TN 38103-1999

For residents of other Tennessee counties click http://tnsos.org/elections/election_commissions.php to find your County Election Commission address.

To check your registration status in Shelby County you may go to Voter Registration Lookup - http://www.shelbyvote.com/index.aspx?NID=87

NOTE: If you registered to vote by mail you must vote in person in the first election after your registration becomes effective. This includes Early Voting. You CANNOT vote by absentee ballot.

Voters who are already registered can make address changes at an early voting site. For further information, call 901-222-1200.

For Absentee Voting information click http://www.shelbyvote.com/index.aspx?NID=80

For questions or additional information please go to the Shelby County Election Commission website, http://www.shelbyvote.com or call them at 901-222-1200.

*Tennessee residents who are registered to vote in any Tennessee county other than Shelby County should contact their resident county election commission office for early voter locations. To locate your county election commission office click http://tnsos.org/elections/election_commissions.php.

EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS* for Shelby County and Tennessee residents

Locations are subject to change.  To check early voting dates, times and locations click http://www.shelbyvote.com/index.aspx?nid=84.

NOTE: There are NO voting locations on The University of Memphis campus.

LOCATION NAME and ADDRESS (Click on location name for map)
*** Closest to The University of Memphis campus.
SHELBY COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION - 157 POPLAR AVE., SUITE 121

Click to display map of the Early Voting Sites

NOTE: There are NO voting locations on The University of Memphis campus.