MTSU Student Voting
MTSU students are encouraged to participate
in upcoming elections. It is important that every citizen be involved and vote when they are eligible.
Voter Registration
MTSU students who have established a residence within Rutherford County can register to vote in Rutherford County if they so choose. MTSU students
can register to vote in the county of their primary residence and they MUST vote in the county in which they are registered.
Eligible voters in Tennessee must
be registered at least 30 days prior to an election. Voter Registration applications and other
election information may be obtained by visiting here.
MTSU students living on campus should provide their residential address as 1301 E Main Street, with appropriate MTSU PO Box number or if mail is received
by general delivery.
Absentee Voting
(Student registered to vote outside of Rutherford County)
Under TCA § 2-6-201 (2), a student
who is registered to vote in their home county of residence and is attending a
university or college outside their home of voter registration may request an
absentee ballot from their County Election Commission office and vote by
absentee ballot.
Or the student, if residing in Rutherford County, may choose to change their county of residence, and re-register to vote in Rutherford County, and then
vote during the Early Voting period or on Election Day. This process will cancel voter registration in the previous county of residence.
If you are a first-time voter,
under TCA § 2-2-115 (b) (7), it is very important
that you register to vote in person at your local county election commission
office. Each person who registers by mail shall
appear in person to vote in the first election the person votes in after such
registration becomes effective.
A request for an
absentee ballot can be filed with the Election Commission 90
days before an election. Click here to Request an Absentee Ballot to print the request form, complete it, and then send it to
your county election commission. The last day to file a request for an absentee ballot is 7
days before an election. The completed ballot must be received by U.S. Mail in the election commission by the time the polls close
on Election Day to be counted.
Election Day or Early Voting
(Student Registered in Rutherford County)
A student who is residing and is registered to vote inside Rutherford County may vote during the Early Voting period or on Election Day. If you wish
to vote during the early voting period, please visit any one of our seven (7) early voting sites to cast your ballot. The early voting site located
at the Rutherford County Election Commission office on the Public Square is open from 7am till 7pm Monday - Friday, and 8am till Noon on Saturday.
If you prefer to cast your vote on
Election Day, please visit any of our twenty-eight (28) convenient vote centers
to cast your vote. You can visit the Polling Location page
to locate your nearest convenient vote center.
Students with questions about any
election process should call the Rutherford County Election Commission at (615)
898-7743, or e-mail inquiries to [email protected].
The Rutherford County Election Commission is located at 1 South Public Square, Suite 103, Murfreesboro, TN. 37130.
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