Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-6-101 (2026)

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(a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide a means for qualified voters to cast their votes when they would otherwise be unable to vote.

(b) The purpose of this part is to establish an early voting period when eligible registered voters may vote before an election at the county election commission office or another polling place appropriately designated by the county election commission.

(c) To prevent fraud in an election, strict compliance with this chapter is required.

Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-601; Acts 1994, ch. 859, § 2; 1995, ch. 88, § 9.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases, 1983–2020 · leading case: Reinhardt v. Neal, 241 S.W.3d 472 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007).

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Reinhardt v. Neal, 241 S.W.3d 472 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 5× “The pertinent statutes are TennCode Ann. §§ 2-6-101 (Supp.2006), 2-6-104(a) (2003), 2-6-105 (2003), and 2-7-116(a) & (b) (Supp.”

Foust v. May, 660 S.W.2d 487 (Tenn. 1983). · cites it 3× “§ 2-6-109(b), which must be construed in accordance with § 2-6-101, provides in pertinent part: Upon completion of the application, the registrar shall compare the signature of the voter with the signature on the voter’s permanent registration record and shall endorse on the…”

Roe v. Mobile Cnty. Appointment Bd., 676 So. 2d 1206 (Ala. 1995). “"); Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 2-6-101 to 2-6-503 (1994) (notarization is required, as well as a one-tier signature comparison); (Section 2-6-101(c) states that "[t]o prevent fraud in an election, strict compliance with the provisions of this chapter is required.”

Millsaps v. Thompson, 96 F. Supp. 2d 720 (E.D. Tenn. 2000). · cites it 4× “Conti challenge the validity of the Tennessee early voting system (“TEVS”), Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 2-6-101 - 2-6-111, 2-6-301 - 2-6-312 (1999).”

Earle J. Fisher v. Tre Hargett - Concurring In Part & Dissenting In Part (Tenn. 2020). · cites it 2× “The introductory provision of the absentee ballot chapter insists that “[t]he purpose of this chapter is to provide a means for qualified voters to cast their votes when they would otherwise be unable to vote,” Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-6-101 (a) (2014), and the purpose of the title…”

Earle J. Fisher v. Tre Hargett (2020). · cites it 2× “; in-person early voting, Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 2-6-101 et seq.; and absentee voting by mail, Tenn.”

City of Memphis, Tennessee v. Tre Hargett, Sec'y of State (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “13 Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-6-101 . 14 Tenn. Code Ann.”

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