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Don't let the maps decide.
You decide.
The 2026 Tennessee redistricting redrew the lines under Memphis, Nashville, and every working-class neighborhood in this state. Many workers don't even know what district they live in anymore. This page exists to fix that — and to put the tools, the trainings, and the partner links every union member needs to vote, protect the vote, and bring ten more workers with them.
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Three things every Tennessee voter must verify.
Don't show up Election Day and find out you're not on the rolls. Use the official state tools below — free, no signup, no email harvest.
Am I Registered?
Check the official Tennessee Secretary of State voter database. Confirm your name, address, precinct, and active status in under 60 seconds.
Check on GoVoteTNNot registered? Register at ovr.govote.tn.gov — TN online voter registration.
What District Am I In?
Tennessee redrew its maps in 2026. Memphis, Nashville, and Chattanooga were targeted. Find your new US Congressional, TN State Senate, TN State House, and county districts.
How Do I Vote in TN?
Tennessee rules: registration deadline, voter ID, early voting, absentee, polling-place lookup — explained in plain English below. No legal jargon.
Read the TN voting guideThe maps changed.
Your district probably did too.
In 2026 the Tennessee General Assembly redrew every state legislative and US congressional district. Davidson County (Nashville) was split across three congressional districts. Shelby County (Memphis) and Hamilton County (Chattanooga) saw state House and Senate boundaries shift block by block.
If you voted at the same address in 2018 or 2020, do not assume you're still in the same congressional, state House, or state Senate district. Use the lookup tools above to verify.
Knowing your district = knowing who represents you = knowing who to call when your local or your community needs an answer.
Do this once. Save the answers.
- Look up your US Congressional district (TN-7, TN-8, TN-9, etc.)
- Look up your TN State Senate district
- Look up your TN State House district
- Look up your county commission district
- Look up your city council district (if in a municipality)
- Look up your school board zone
- Save all six in your phone — text yourself the list
PLAIN ENGLISH
How to vote in Tennessee
The rules every TN voter must know — short, accurate, sourced from the Tennessee Secretary of State. Bring this to your next union meeting.
Registration deadline
You must register at least 30 DAYS before any election in Tennessee. Mark your calendar — if you wait until the week of, it's too late for that election.
Voter ID — required at the polls
TN requires a federal or Tennessee state government-issued photo ID at the polls. Acceptable IDs: TN driver's license, US passport, military ID, TN handgun-carry permit, TN photo ID. STUDENT IDs are NOT accepted. Out-of-state IDs are NOT accepted. Expired IDs are accepted if expired within the last 4 years.
Early voting window
Tennessee offers EARLY VOTING for 14 days starting 20 days before the election and ending 5 days before. Any registered voter can early-vote at any early-voting site in their county — no excuse required.
Absentee (by-mail) ballot
TN absentee voting requires an excuse. You qualify if you're 60+, ill or hospitalized, caring for someone ill or hospitalized, a college student outside your home county, in the military, a poll official in another precinct, or unable to vote in person due to a religious holiday. Request by mail at least 7 days before the election.
Polling place on Election Day
You MUST vote at the polling place assigned to your residential address. Look it up at votervoter.com/tn or your county election commission. Polls open 7am-8pm local time in most TN counties.
Same-day registration?
NO. Tennessee does NOT have same-day voter registration. You cannot show up to the polls without being registered 30 days prior. Register early.
Provisional ballot
If a poll worker says you're not on the rolls — DO NOT LEAVE. Ask for a PROVISIONAL BALLOT. By federal law they must give you one. Then call 866-OUR-VOTE immediately for help.
Restoring voting rights (TN)
Tennesseans with felony convictions can apply to have their voting rights restored. The process is complicated — contact ACLU-TN (aclu-tn.org) or the Equity Alliance (theequityalliance.org) for free legal help.
Mark these dates. Tell ten people.
Always verify dates with the Tennessee Secretary of State at sos.tn.gov/elections.
Host a Voter Engagement Training
in your union hall.
A complete 45-minute workshop curriculum: facilitator agenda, FAQ, door-to-door canvasser script, "talking redistricting at the kitchen table" guide, voter ID quick-reference card, materials checklist. Print it. Run it. Repeat next month.
What's inside the PDF
- 45-min facilitator agenda with timing for each segment
- TN-specific voter ID quick-reference card
- Door-to-door canvasser script (handles every objection)
- Kitchen-table conversation guide on the 2022 redistricting
- Voter FAQ — 12 most-asked questions, plain-English answers
- Materials checklist (printables, sign-in sheet, pens, snacks)
- Post-workshop action plan — what each attendee commits to do
- Source citations: TN Secretary of State, AFL-CIO Workers Vote, ACLU-TN
Who runs it
Any union steward, organizer, CBTU member, APRI member, or community organizer can run this workshop. No prior political training needed. The PDF is the script.
Where to host
Union hall · church fellowship hall · community center · barber shop or salon · job-site lunchroom · CLC monthly meeting · CBTU chapter meeting · neighborhood association. Anywhere working people gather.
Free. No signup. No email. Print as many copies as you need. If you run a workshop, email labor@laboreducation.org with the date, location, and headcount so we can track Memphis voter-engagement coverage.
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Trusted partner organizations
The groups doing the work nationally and here in Tennessee. Bookmark them. Volunteer. Connect your local.
TN Secretary of State — GoVoteTN
OFFICIALOfficial Tennessee elections office. Registration, deadlines, voter lookup.
ProudVoter.org
PARTNERFree voter platform — registration, ballot guides, mail-in tools.
Vote.org
PARTNERAmerica's largest non-partisan voter platform. Registration check, polling place, ID requirements by state.
When We All Vote
PARTNERMichelle Obama's voter org. Registration drives, civic education, voter mobilization training.
NAACP
PARTNERVoting rights advocacy and litigation. Find your local Memphis NAACP branch.
ACLU of Tennessee
TN LOCALTN voting-rights litigation, restoration of rights, voter protection.
The Equity Alliance
TN LOCALNashville-based — Black voter education, civic engagement, leadership pipeline across TN.
MICAH — Memphis Interfaith Coalition
MEMPHISMemphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope — Memphis's largest faith-rooted organizing coalition. Voter engagement, justice reform, equitable schools, and economic equity work.
AFL-CIO Workers Vote
LABORAFL-CIO national voter mobilization. Union member-to-member outreach toolkits.
Election Protection · 866-OUR-VOTE
EMERGENCYFree legal help on Election Day. Call if a poll worker tries to turn you away.
HeadCount
PARTNERVoter registration at concerts and cultural events. Great resource for youth outreach.
Ballotpedia
RESEARCHFree encyclopedia of every TN ballot measure, candidate, and elected official.
APRI Memphis (on this app)
ON THIS APPA. Philip Randolph Institute — Memphis chapter. Labor + civil rights voter mobilization.
CBTU Memphis (on this app)
ON THIS APPCoalition of Black Trade Unionists Memphis. Year-round civic action.
TN AFL-CIO
ON THIS APPTennessee AFL-CIO state federation. Endorsements, legislative tracker.
866-OUR-VOTE
If a poll worker tries to turn you away, says your ID isn't valid, says you're not on the rolls, or says the polling place is closed — CALL THIS NUMBER BEFORE YOU LEAVE. Free legal help, run by Election Protection, every Election Day.
Call 1-866-687-8683En español: 1-888-839-8682 (1-888-VE-Y-VOTA) · Asian languages: 1-888-274-8683
This page is the action layer.
The strategy lives in the Civic Power Playbook.
The Civic Power Playbook lays out the 6-strategy framework: Register · Turn Out · Protect · Recruit · Win Local · Sustain. This Voter Hub gives every worker the tools to execute it. Read both. Run both.
Open the Civic Power Playbook