Tennessee § 40-29-204 - Persons never eligible to register and vote.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 40-29-204 — Persons never eligible to register and vote., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-29-204. Persons never eligible to register and vote.
Notwithstanding this part, the following persons shall never be eligible to register and vote in this state: Those convicted after July 1, 1986, of the offenses of voter fraud, treason, murder in the first degree, or aggravated rape; Those convicted after July 1, 1996, but before July 1, 2006, of any of the offenses set out in subdivision (1) or any other degree of murder or rape; and Those convicted on or after July 1, 2006, of: Any of the offenses set out in subdivision (1) or (2); Any other violation of title 39, chapter 16, parts 1, 4 or 5 designated as a felony or any violation containing the same elements and designated as a felony in any other state or federal court; or Any sexual offense set out in § 40-39-202 or violent sexual offense set out in § 40-39-202 that is designated as a felony or any violation containing the same elements and designated as a felony in any other state or federal court and where the victim of the offense was a minor. Acts 2006, ch. 860, § 1; 2011, ch. 184, §§ 1, 2. Law Reviews. Felon Disenfranchisement, 49 U. Mem. L. Rev. 1275 (Summer 2019).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-29-204 ("Persons never eligible to register and vote.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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