2-6-503 - Special write-in absentee ballots. - Tennessee Statutes

2-6-503. Special write-in absentee ballots.

(a)  Not later than forty-five (45) days before an election, the registrar shall mail a ballot to each member of the armed forces and each citizen temporarily outside the United States who is entitled to vote and who has submitted a valid application for a ballot. The ballot shall be in one of the following forms:

     (1)  An official absentee ballot that complies with the requirements of chapter 5, part 2 of this title and this chapter; or

     (2)  A write-in ballot that is substantially identical to an absentee ballot described in subdivision (a)(1), except that no candidates' names shall be listed anywhere on the ballot. In addition to this write-in ballot, the registrar shall include a complete list of all candidates who have qualified for the offices listed on the write-in ballot.

(b)  Compliance with the time requirements of subsection (a) is not required for a municipal election, special election or an election on a question if the appropriate qualifying or filing deadline does not reasonably allow compliance. In such event, the registrar shall mail a ballot not later than thirty (30) days before the election.

[Acts 1987, ch. 142, § 1; 1990, ch. 628, § 6; T.C.A., § 2-6-130; Acts 1994, ch. 859, § 6.]