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§ 2-2-139. Convicts; restoration of suffrage
TN ST § 2-2-139West's Tennessee Code AnnotatedTitle 2. Elections (Approx. 2 pages)
§ 2-2-139. Convicts; restoration of suffrage
TN ST § 2-2-139West's Tennessee Code AnnotatedTitle 2. Elections (Approx. 2 pages)
T. C. A. § 2-2-139
§ 2-2-139. Convicts; restoration of suffrage
(a) Any person who has forfeited the right of suffrage because of conviction of an infamous crime may register to vote and vote at any election for which the person is eligible by submitting sufficient proof to the administrator of elections in the county in which the person is seeking to register to vote, that:
(b) For purposes of this section, a pardon or a certified copy of a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction shall be sufficient proof to the administrator that the person fulfills the above requirements as to the offense or offenses specified on the pardon or judgment; however, before allowing a person convicted of an infamous crime to become a registered voter, it shall be the duty of the administrator in each county to verify with the state coordinator of elections that the person is eligible to register under this section.
(c) The state election coordinator is empowered to formulate a uniform procedure for verifying the registration eligibility of any person convicted of an infamous crime. Upon receiving sufficient verification of such person's eligibility to register, the administrator shall allow such person to become a registered voter in the same manner and in accordance with the same laws, rules, or regulations as any other citizen of this state.
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1981 Pub.Acts, c. 345, §§ 3, 8.
T. C. A. § 2-2-139, TN ST § 2-2-139
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