TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 20, 2026

Tennessee voters will see new language on primary election ballot applications, which will require them to declare they are a bona fide member of the party whose primary they are voting in, Knox News reports. The language comes from an existing 1972 law, though it is now being highlighted on the ballot application. Every year before voters cast a ballot in person or by mail, they will have to sign a statement saying they are a member of the party in whose primary they're voting. The Tennessee Secretary of State's office in October instructed county election officials to highlight the statement that must be signed before voters can receive a ballot, Knox County elections administrator Chris Davis tells the paper.