Voter unable to write signature or make mark — Assistance by person convicted of voter fraud prohibited
Known as the Election Code
The act spans §§ 2–2 (475 sections).
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-605; Acts 1980, ch. 638, § 10; T.C.A., § 2-6-105; Acts 1994, ch. 859, § 2; 2019, ch. 271, § 2.
(1) If an applicant or voter is so disabled that the applicant or voter cannot write a signature or make a mark where required, the action of the person who offers assistance shall be witnessed by one (1) additional person. Both the person giving assistance and the witness shall sign their names and provide their addresses.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a person convicted of voter fraud in any state shall not assist a person in voting under this section.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.