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Tennessee last day for the county election commission to accept an absentee ballot request, October 24, 2026

Tennessee last day for the county election commission to accept an absentee ballot request: October 24, 2026. Official source: Shelby County Election Commission. This record covers other specific voters using the mail method. Tennessee absentee voting by mail is limited to voters with a listed legal reason (for example age 60 or older, or out of county). The Secretary of State 2026 elections calendar gives the same date, ten days before the election.

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Shelby County Election Commission ↗
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deadline-tn-absentee-request-general-2026
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Power & Politics, "Tennessee last day for the county election commission to accept an absentee ballot request, October 24, 2026," last checked Oct. 29, 2026, citing Shelby County Election Commission, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/deadline-tn-absentee-request-general-2026

APA

Power & Politics. (2026, October 29). Tennessee last day for the county election commission to accept an absentee ballot request, October 24, 2026 [Election deadline record]. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/deadline-tn-absentee-request-general-2026

Chicago

Power & Politics. "Tennessee last day for the county election commission to accept an absentee ballot request, October 24, 2026." Last modified October 29, 2026. Accessed November 1, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/deadline-tn-absentee-request-general-2026.

BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_deadline_tn_absentee_request_general_2026,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Tennessee last day for the county election commission to accept an absentee ballot request, October 24, 2026}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/deadline-tn-absentee-request-general-2026}},
  note         = {Reference number deadline-tn-absentee-request-general-2026; official source: Shelby County Election Commission, https://www.electionsshelbytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Nov-3-2026-Key-Dates-6.5.26-updated-interactive.pdf; last checked October 29, 2026; accessed November 1, 2026}
}
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