Tennessee § 2-2-102 Qualified voter - Citizenship requirement

Tennessee Statutes

§ 2-2-102 — Qualified voter - Citizenship requirement

Tennessee § 2-2-102

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-2-102 (2026).

Text

(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.

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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.

Martin S. McKay United States of America, Intervenor v. Brook Thompson, Individually and as Coordinator of Elections, State of Tennessee Riley C. Darnell, Secretary of State, State of Tennessee, Carolyn Jackson, Individually and as Administrator of Elections, Hamilton County, Tennessee Claude Ramsey, County Executive, Hamilton County, Tennessee

226 F.3d 752 (Sixth Circuit, 2000)

Legislative History

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.