Tennessee registers voters by county already with proof of who one is to be able to register.
Tennessee also allows electronic voter registration, relying on drivers license verification / proof of who one is to register to vote for current residents. For new residents since Jan 1, 2026 the process is pretty burdensome and that's deliberate as it should be.
To get a drivers license in TN, I had to prove who I was, where I came from, a copy of my drivers abstract (record), vehicle license plate registration from my previous state, and where I established residency in the state, birth certificate and copies of utility bills/bank statements with my new address on them.
To get my Voter ID (Yes, Tennessee REQUIRES voter ID) I had to provide my drivers license# in Tennesse, address, previous address and city I was born in. I also had to check a box confirming I agreed to a full background check prior to getting my Voter ID.
That was two weeks ago. My Voter ID arrived two days ago in the mail.
Pretty damn' efficient, I think especially since I had to provide all the ID needed to establish who I am, where I live, where I came from, etc.. in order to get a drivers license in the first place.
One last thing: In addition to my Voter ID card, I will have to also present a state issued or Federal issued Photo ID when I vote, for ALL ELECTIONS.
Where I came from (HELLINOIS) all anyone had to do was show up. No ID, no confirmation, nothing required. There was literally nothing stopping ANYONE from giving someone elses name and voting for them -- especially if that person on the voting rolls was dead. Yes, the dead DO VOTE in HELLINOIS.
Should require Paper Ballots too.