Tennessee Regulations § 1360-02-07-.03 PROCEDURAL STEPS GOVERNED BY ELECTION CODE: WHEN TO GIVE VOTER HIS BALLOT

The provisions of T.C.A. § 2-7-112 except as modified by § 1360-2-5 -10 of these regulations, which shall be in addition to the requirements of said code section, shall govern the next steps in the electoral process. In counties utilizing a voter signature list the registrar shall hand the ballot to the voter after verifying the voter's signature, address and recording the voter's ballot number after receiving the ballot from the ballot official. In counties utilizing a poll list the poll book official shall record the ballot number on said list. The registrar will hand the ballot to the voter; provided, however, THAT THE BALLOT CARD SHALL NOT BE ISSUED TO ANY VOTER UNTIL THERE IS A VOTING DEVICE AVAILABLE FOR THE VOTER'S IMMEDIATE USE. The voter shall immediately take his or her ballot to a voting machine and cast his or her vote. One judge shall be assigned during the entire voting period to directing voters to available machines.