§ 40-38-607 — Confidentiality of program participant's voter registration record - Voter registration and absentee deadlines applicable - Exemption from jury duty

(a) The coordinator of elections and the administrator of elections shall keep a program participant's voter registration record confidential. (b) The form shall be stored in a secure manner and the coordinator of elections and administrator of elections shall have access to the form and to the residence address contained in the form. (c) The coordinator of elections and administrator of elections shall record the program participant's program participant identification number in a separate voter registration database with the participant's name, residence address, and precinct. This list shall be confidential. Only the participant identification number shall be included in the statewide official voter registration list, which contains all active and inactive voters. (d) The coordinator of elections and administrator of elections shall, as appropriate, direct that the program participant's name, address, and precinct information, as well as any other contact information, be removed from the program participant's voter registration record, voter registration databases, and the official registration list, as well as any pollbook, poll list, or signature pollbook in which it appears and from any publicly available registration list in which it appears. (e) If the program participant is registered to vote in another state, the coordinator of elections or administrator of elections shall notify the appropriate authority in that state to cancel the program participant's voter registration. (f) The coordinator of elections shall inform the program participant: (1) That the program participant is being placed on the absentee list pursuant to § 40-38-602 ; (2) That if the program participant wishes to vote in an election and keep their residence address confidential, the program participant shall cast an absentee ballot by mail; (3) Of the procedure for the program participant to cast an absentee ballot; (4) That appearing in person will reveal the program participant's precinct and residence address to precinct election officials and employees of the election commission and may reveal the program participant's precinct or residence address to members of the public; and (5) That if the program participant appears in person, the individual must cast a provisional ballot. (g) If the program participant submits an absentee ballot, such ballot shall be processed by the administrator of elections in order to ensure the highest level of confidentiality and protection of the voting process. (h) All applicable voter registration and absentee deadlines shall apply. The coordinator of elections may establish procedures for the submission and processing of absentee ballots for such participants in accordance with this part and other applicable law. (i) Program participants will be exempt from selection for state and municipal jury duty.

Legislative History

Added by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1004, s 1, eff. 3/1/2019.