Voter assistance - Assistance by person convicted of voter fraud prohibited

(a) Persons voting early are entitled to the same assistance in voting they would be entitled to if they appeared to vote on election day. The procedures under § 2-7-116 govern how assistance should be given. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a person convicted of voter fraud in any state shall not assist a person in voting under this section. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 271,s 1, eff. 4/30/2019. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-604; Acts 1980, ch. 638, § 9; T.C.A., § 2-6-104 ; Acts 1994, ch. 859, §§ 2, 12; 1995, ch. 88, § 1. (a) Persons voting early are entitled to the same assistance in voting they would be entitled to if they appeared to vote on election day. The procedures under § 2-7-116 govern how assistance should be given. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a person convicted of voter fraud in any state shall not assist a person in voting under this section. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 271,s 1, eff. 4/30/2019. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-604; Acts 1980, ch. 638, § 9; T.C.A., § 2-6-104 ; Acts 1994, ch. 859, §§ 2, 12; 1995, ch. 88, § 1.