Voting Address Change
State of Tennessee
Voter Registration
Address Change
To avoid complications on election day, registered voters should keep
their local election commission informed of any change in address. To
process a change of address, the election commission must receive
written notification over the voter’s signature of such
change, as late as five (5) days before the election. If on the day of
voting the address on the voter’s permanent voter
registration record differs from the voter’s current address,
then the voter must complete an affidavit before being allowed to vote.
The voter must vote at his or her new polling place or at a central
location designated by the county election commission office.
To facilitate the process of keeping voter registration records
accurate, the election commission conducts an address verification
program to identify any voter whose address has changed but who failed
to notify the commission. If the county election commission determines
or suspects that the voter has changed addresses, the administrator of
electios will mail a forwardable confirmation notice on which the voter
may verify or correct the new address. If the voter fails to respond to
the confirmation, and if the voter fails to otherwise update the
election commission over a period of two (2) consecutive regular
November elections following the date the notice was first sent, the
voter’s registration will be purged. T.C.A. 2-2-106