2023 Tennessee Code
Title 2 - ELECTIONS (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-20-109)
Chapter 2 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-303)
Part 1 - REGISTRATION BY ELECTION COMMISSIONS (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-143)
Section 2-2-102 - Qualified voter - Citizenship requirement

Universal Citation:
TN Code § 2-2-102 (2023)
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  • (a) A citizen of the United States eighteen (18) years of age or older who is a resident of this state is a qualified voter unless the citizen is disqualified under this title or under a judgment of infamy pursuant to § 40-20-112.
  • (b)
    • (1) An individual who is not a citizen of the United States shall not vote in a federal, state, or local election.
    • (2) A county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state shall not grant voting rights to a person who is not a United States citizen for an election.

Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 939, s 1, eff. 4/29/2022.

Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1973, ch. 327, § 2; T.C.A., § 2-202; Acts 1981, ch. 342, § 2; 1994, ch. 919, § 1.


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