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Registration ends Tuesday | Here's how to register to vote in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas

Early voting in Shelby County starts Wednesday, Oct. 19 and runs through Saturday, Nov. 3. The State and Federal General Election is Nov. 8, 2022.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 8 State and Federal General Election is here.

Tennessee

Tennesseans have until Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, to register. For information on how to register, or to update and check registration status, go to GoVoteTN.gov. U.S. citizens with a driver’s license or photo ID issued by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security can register online in minutes at that website.

Voters can also download a paper registration application, which must be completed and mailed to the local county election commission or submitted in person. Mailed voter registrations must be postmarked by Oct. 11.

Voters will not be able to register on election day in Tennessee.

Early voting starts Wednesday, Oct. 19 and runs through Saturday, Nov. 3.

The deadline to request an absentee by-mail ballot is Tuesday, Nov. 1.

For more information about registering to vote in Tennessee, go to GoVoteTN.gov or call the Division of Elections toll-free at 1-877-850-4959.

Arkansas

Folks in Arkansas have until Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, to register. For information on how to register, or to update and check registration status, go to https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/voter-information/voter-registration-information.

Early voting runs from Oct. 24 through Nov. 7, with the General Election on Nov. 8.

Mississippi

Voters in Mississippi have until Monday, Oct. 10 to register in person. Mailed voter registrations must be postmarked by Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.  

For information on how to register, or to update and check registration status, go to https://vote.gov/register/ms/.

Mississippi has absentee voting for those who qualify. To learn more and find deadlines, go to https://www.sos.ms.gov/absentee-voting-information.

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