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To register in Shelby County:

Voter Registration

If you have a Tennessee Driver’s License or a Tennessee Department of Safety ID, we encourage you to use the online system to register or update your registration. http://govotetn.com/

Prefer to use a paper application?

Download the fillable paper application here

Update Voter Registration

Voter Registration Lookup button that links here, Change of Address button that links here, and December 2022 Inactive Voters list button that links here.

Applications must be postmarked or received no later than 30 days before an election in order to vote in that election.
To register in Shelby County:

  • You must be a U.S. citizen, AND
  • You must be at least 18 years old on or before the next election, AND
  • You must be a resident of Shelby County, AND
    You must NOT have been convicted of a felony, or if you have, your voting rights must have been restored.

 

REGISTER ONLINE!

If you have a Tennessee Driver’s License or a Tennessee Department of Safety ID, we encourage you to use the online system to register or update your registration.

Or download the fillable paper application here.

Be sure to sign the application and complete all four questions in Sections 1 and 11.

Mail the application to:

Shelby County Election Commission
980 Nixon Drive
Memphis, TN 38134

Or hand-deliver to:

980 Nixon Drive Memphis, TN 38134

157 Poplar, Suite 137 Memphis, TN 38103

Register Online

If you have a Tennessee Driver’s License or a  Tennessee Department of Safety ID, we encourage you to use the online system to register or update your registration. 

Register By Mail

Applications must be postmarked or received no later than 30 days before an election in order to vote in that election.
Download the fillable paper application by clicking the button below

Update Registration

Click the button below for the form to request a name change, address change and/or a new registration card.

If Registering By Mail

Mail your application to one of our two offices:

980 Nixon Drive,

Memphis, TN 38134

Or

157 Poplar, Suite 137 
Memphis, TN 38103

Ready to register!

To Be Eligible To Vote In Shelby County:

  • You must be a US citizen, AND
  • You must be at least 18 years old on or before the next election, AND
  • You must be a resident of Shelby County, AND
  • You must NOT have been convicted of a felony, or if you have, your voting rights must have been restored.