Voting machines used in Tennessee are not connected to the internet.

Bipartisan county election commissions must ensure voting machines are publicly tested before every election.

Ineligible voters are removed from voter rolls through mandated list maintenance procedures.

All elections are administered locally and overseen by a bipartisan county election commission.

Tennesseans must present a valid Tennessee or federally issued government photo ID to vote. IDs issued by other states, private organizations, and college student IDs are not acceptable.

Tennessee law does not allow Election Day registration.

Voters must request a ballot and meet one of fourteen qualifying conditions to vote absentee by-mail.

Election officials match the signature on the absentee by-mail ballot envelope with the one on file in the Elections office.

Absentee by-mail ballots are watermarked.

Bipartisan counting boards count absentee by-mail votes.

Absentee by-mail ballots cast during early voting are not counted until Election Day.

Bipartisan poll officials help tabulate election results at polling locations.

Election Day totals are unofficial. All county election commissions must verify election results before they are certified.

Tennessee law does not allow out-of-state poll watchers or foreign election observers.

Tennessee law places strong restrictions on private funding of election administration.

Committing voter fraud is a felony in Tennessee.