Knox County Tennesee

Nonresident Property Owners in City of Knoxville

The following information is for current City of Knoxville property qualified voters and for those that want to become property qualified voters and participate in city elections. In order to be a property qualified voter you must own real property in the city limits of Knoxville and have completed a voter registration form using the address of that property.

Those that are eligible to register as property qualified voters must:

1) Own fee simple interest in real property within the city limits at the time of registration and at the time of the election. The following guidelines pertain to different types of ownership:

A) Individuals - A natural person, and not a corporation or other legally created entity, may register and vote as a non-resident property owner.

B) Partnership – A named partner of the partnership whose name appears on the deed may register and vote.

C) Limited Partnership – The general partner of the limited partnership whose name appears on the deed may register and vote.

D) Corporation – Because a corporation is not a natural person, but a legally created entity, the corporation does not have a right to register and vote. By the same token, representatives of the corporation may not register and vote in place of the corporation. However, any natural person named on the deed as co-owner of the tract of land may be allowed to register and vote.

2) Provide proof of ownership at the time of registration. This would
include a certified copy of deed or a copy of the most recent city tax
bill.

3) The parcel must be a minimum 4,000 square feet as required in the
City of Knoxville ordinance 0-167-00, adopted 8/3/2000.

4) No more than two (2) person shall be entitled to vote based upon the
ownership of an individual tract of property regardless of the number of property owners.

The same calendar deadlines for regular voter registration apply to property qualified voter registration.