December 7, 2011 is the first day that the County Election Commission may receive requests for absentee ballots to be voted by mail from armed forces personnel anywhere, their spouses, and from qualified voters temporarily staying outside the territorial limits of the United States and District of Columbia. TCA 2-6-502(c) and (d).

Also, this is the first day the County Election Commission Office may receive requests and/or applications for absentee ballots to be voted by mail by persons other than armed forces personnel, their spouses and overseas voters. TCA 2-6-202(a)