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Tennessee Statutes § 2-6-702 Persons with print disabilities - Procedure for absentee by-mail voting

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Statute Text

(a) Notwithstanding this title to the contrary, the coordinator of elections shall prepare an application to vote absentee by mail by which a registered voter with a print disability may request the administrator of elections to mail or electronically transmit an accessible ballot for voters with a print disability in accordance with the preferred method of transmission designated by the applicant.
(b) An application to vote absentee by mail under this section must be made available on the secretary of state's website.
(c) An application to vote absentee by mail received from persons with print disabilities must be signed by the voter, under penalty of perjury, verifying that the information on the application is true and correct, that the voter is eligible to vote absentee by mail in the respective election for which the application is submitted, and that the voter has a print disability that prevents them from reading or marking an absentee by-mail paper ballot. This section must not be construed to allow the voter to use an electronic or digital signature. A voter may submit an application in a manner authorized by § 2-6-202 .
(d)
(1) Upon determining the applicant is entitled to vote in the election, the administrator of elections shall proceed under § 2-6-502 (e) for transmitting voting materials to the voter.
(2) After receiving the absentee voting materials and completing the ballot, the voter shall sign the appropriate affidavit under penalty of perjury. The effect of the signature is to verify the information as true and correct and that the voter is eligible to vote in the election. The voter shall then mail the ballot. Nothing in this section must be construed to permit the transmission of a ballot by use of a fax machine or to permit a ballot which has been voted by an applicant to be electronically transmitted to the county election commission.

History

Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 689 , s 2 , eff. 8/2/2024 .