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Registration Guidelines
2-2-104. Persons entitled to register. The following persons may register permanently under this title:
1. A person who is a qualified voter when such person applies to register;
2. A person residing in an area within this state which has been ceded to the federal government if the person is otherwise qualified to vote; and
3. A person who will be eighteen (18) years of age on or before the date of the next election after the person applies to register and who is otherwise eligible to register.
You may register if you:
1. Are a US citizen
2. Are 18 years of age or older by election day
3. Are a resident of Tennessee
4. 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 in this state.
You should check your status if you:
1. Move outside your county
2. Move within the county but fail to transfer your registration and do not vote for two November general elections
3. Have had full rights restored by court order or pardon
4. Change your name and also want to change your voter registration.
You may register in person:
1. At the Humphreys County Election Commission
2. Motor vehicle office when applying for a driver's license
3. Human Services
4. Some designated government office's
Take proof of residence, such as a driver's license, tax receipt, or car registration.
You may apply to register by mail using this form: Mail-In-Application For Voter Registration
You may also obtain this form from:
1. Humphreys County Election Commission
2. Libraries
3. Post offices
4. Some city/county government offices
You will receive your voter registration card by mail. Your voting precinct and voting districts are listed on it. Take it with you when you got to vote
If you register by mail, you must vote in person the first time you vote. You are not registered to vote until you receive a Voter Registration Card
Identification requirements for first-time voters that registered by mail.
Mail your application to:
Humphreys Co. Election Committee
Voter Mail Registration
208 West Wyly Street
Waverly, TN 37185
PH. 931-296-6504
Absentee Guidelines
Absentee Voting for Uniformed Services and their Family Members
How do I get an Absentee Ballot?
1. Complete the Registration/Absentee Ballot Request Form and send it to your Election Official.
2. Election Official approves your Registration/Request and mails your ballot.
3. Complete the absentee ballot and return it to your Election Official.
4. Your vote is counted.
The request must include the following information:
1. Voter's name as it appears on voter registration
2. Voter's address as it appears on voter registration
3. Social Security number or Registration number
4. Election that the voter wants to vote in
5. Reason the voter is requesting an Absentee Ballot
6. Address where the Ballot is to be mailed
7. Voter's signature
The Ballot Request Form should be mailed or faxed to:
Humphreys Co. Election Commission
208 West Wyly Street
Waverly, TN 37185
FAX 931-296-6509
Upon receipt of the request, it will be checked for completeness. If all necessary information is included, a ballot will be mailed If the request is incomplete, an application will be mailed.
When can I get an Absentee Ballot?
Ballot requests for information on Absentee Ballots will be accepted no more than ninety days and no less than seven days before an election. Applications, which are defined as written requests that contain all the required information (as listed above), must be in the office five days before any election. Requests or applications received after the above stated dates will be rejected.
When can I vote with this Absentee Ballot?
Absentee Ballots will be accepted up until 7:00 PM on Election Day by mail carrier only. No hand delivered ballots can be accepted. Any Absentee Ballot received after 7:00 PM on Election Day will be rejected.
Restore Voting Rights
Article 4, §2 of the Tennessee Constitution provides that the Tennessee legislature may deny the right to vote to persons convicted of "infamous" crimes. Pursuant to this provision in the Tennessee Constitution, the Tennessee legislature has excluded individuals convicted of various felonies from the right of suffrage.
However, the legislature has also established conditions and procedures through which individuals who have lost their voting rights may regain them. The manner in which a person may restore a lost voting right depends upon the crime committed and the year in which the conviction occurred.
Restoration of Voting Rights Form
More Information:
Felony Conviction After May 18, 1981
Conviction Between January 15, 1973 and May 17, 1981
Conviction Prior to January 15, 1973
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