Notwithstanding this part, the following persons shall never be eligible to register and vote in this state:

(1) Those convicted after July 1, 1986, of the offenses of voter fraud, treason, murder in the first degree, or aggravated rape;
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-29-204

  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Minor: means any person who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) Those convicted after July 1, 1996, but before July 1, 2006, of any of the offenses set out in subdivision (1) or any other degree of murder or rape; and
(3) Those convicted on or after July 1, 2006, of:

(A) Any of the offenses set out in subdivision (1) or (2);
(B) Any other violation of title 39, chapter 16, parts 1, 4 or 5 designated as a felony or any violation containing the same elements and designated as a felony in any other state or federal court; or
(C) Any sexual offense set out in § 40-39-202 or violent sexual offense set out in § 40-39-202 that is designated as a felony or any violation containing the same elements and designated as a felony in any other state or federal court and where the victim of the offense was a minor.
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