Tennessee § 2-19-101 - Interfering with nominating meeting or election.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 2-19-101 — Interfering with nominating meeting or election., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2-19-101. Interfering with nominating meeting or election.
A person commits a Class A misdemeanor if such person: Breaks up or attempts to break up any legally authorized political party nominating meeting or any election by force or violence; Assaults or attempts to assault the persons conducting the meeting or the election officials; Destroys or carries away or attempts to destroy or carry away a ballot box or voting machine; or Uses force or violence in any other way to prevent the fair and lawful conduct of the nominating meeting or election. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1901; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 1999, ch. 216, § 1. Cross-References. Conspiracy to violate election laws, penalty, § 39-12-103 . State guard use to supervise, etc., election prohibited, § 58-1-402 . National guard influence of election prohibited, § 58-1-229 . Penalty for Class A misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 . Telephone cooperative elections, violations, and penalties, § 65-29-133 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 10 Tenn. Juris., Elections, § 26. Law Reviews. Rethinking the Right to Vote Under State Constitutions, 67 Vand. L. Rev. En Banc 189 (2014). Attorney General Opinions. Permanent disqualification from office, OAG 00-055 (3/28/00).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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