{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-2-2-102","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-2-102","heading":"Qualified voter - Citizenship requirement","body":"(a) A citizen of the United States eighteen (18) years of age or older who is a resident of this state is a qualified voter unless the citizen is disqualified under this title or under a judgment of infamy pursuant to § 40-20-112 . (b) (1) An individual who is not a citizen of the United States shall not vote in a federal, state, or local election. (2) A county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state shall not grant voting rights to a person who is not a United States citizen for an election. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 939, s 1, eff. 4/29/2022. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1973, ch. 327, § 2; T.C.A., § 2-202; Acts 1981, ch. 342, § 2; 1994, ch. 919, § 1.\n(a) A citizen of the United States eighteen (18) years of age or older who is a resident of this state is a qualified voter unless the citizen is disqualified under this title or under a judgment of infamy pursuant to § 40-20-112 .\n(b) (1) An individual who is not a citizen of the United States shall not vote in a federal, state, or local election. (2) A county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state shall not grant voting rights to a person who is not a United States citizen for an election.\n(1) An individual who is not a citizen of the United States shall not vote in a federal, state, or local election.\n(2) A county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state shall not grant voting rights to a person who is not a United States citizen for an election.","path":["TN Code","Title 2","Chapter 2"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"cd2d8eced0f528136ef7f389e1af257c9bdbd40173cdb56a5e75e0cb5412ad0f","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-2-2-101","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-2-2-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}