How to vote by mail in the 2024 general election in Memphis and Shelby County

Who can vote by mail in Tennessee?

If you wish to vote by mail in the November 5 general election, you must meet one of the following requirements:

• They will remain outside of Shelby County during the entire early voting period and all day on Election Day;
• You or your spouse are enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited college or university outside of Shelby County;
• You reside in a licensed nursing home outside of Shelby County;
• Because of your service as a juror in a federal or state court, you cannot vote in person;
• You are 60 years or older;
• You have a physical disability and the polling station is not accessible to you.
• You are hospitalised, ill or physically disabled and cannot attend your polling station to vote. No medical certificate is required to tick this box.
• You are the carer of someone who is hospitalised, ill or disabled. No medical certificate is required to tick this box.
• You are running for office in the election;
• You serve as an election official or as an employee of the Shelby County Election Commission;
• Because you celebrate a religious holiday, you will not be able to vote in person during early voting or on Election Day.
• You or your spouse possess a valid commercial driver's license or valid transportation worker identification card and certify that you will work outside of Tennessee or Shelby County during early voting hours and Election Day and do not have a specific address outside the county or state to which mail can be sent or received during those hours; or
• You are a member of the military or a citizen abroad. For more information about voting by mail for military members and citizens abroad, visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program website.