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Shelby County voter guide

Voting here, made simple.

Registration, early voting, polling places, sample ballots — everything a Midtown voter needs, with links straight to the official sources.

Next up

Mark the calendar.

State & Federal General Election

03Nov State & Federal GeneralGovernor, U.S. Senate & House, statehouse races, three constitutional amendments
Full official scheduleShelby County Election Commission — dates, hours, sample ballots
Oct 5Monday — last day to register to vote, or to update your address
Oct 14–29Early voting, at any early-voting site in Shelby County — near home, near work, wherever's easy
Oct 24Saturday — last day to request an absentee-by-mail ballot. Tennessee requires a qualifying reason
Nov 3Election Day — vote at your assigned precinct, and only there

Add these dates to my calendar Four all-day reminders, straight from the Election Commission's official schedule.

Official tools

Five links that handle almost everything.

All state and county official sources — bookmark this page and you'll never have to google "where do I vote in Memphis" again.

Election Commission

Shelby County Election Commission

157 Poplar Ave, Suite 137, Memphis, TN

(901) 222-1200

Good to know

Three Tennessee quirks worth remembering.

01

Bring photo ID

Tennessee requires a government-issued photo ID to vote — a TN driver license, TN state ID, passport, or military ID all work. College student IDs don't count.

02

Early voting is flexible

During early voting you can use any early-voting site in Shelby County — vote near work, near home, wherever's easy. On Election Day, it's your assigned precinct only.

03

No party registration

Tennessee voters don't register by party. In a primary, you simply choose which party's ballot to vote — so yes, you can vote in the Democratic primary.

Why we bother

Voting is the floor, not the ceiling.

Registering takes four minutes. What you do with the rest of the year is where Midtown gets loud.

Three club members writing postcards to voters around a table.
Postcards to voters
A member holding a large hand-painted protest poster at a Memphis rally.
Hand-made, every time
A member holding a hand-lettered sign at an outdoor rally in Memphis.
Out on the lawn