Tennessee § 2-19-114 - Illegal act by official causing loss of ballots or invalidating election.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 2-19-114 — Illegal act by official causing loss of ballots or invalidating election., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2-19-114. Illegal act by official causing loss of ballots or invalidating election.
An election official or member of a board or commission holding office under this title commits a Class E felony if such person intentionally fails to do any official act required by law or does any illegal act, in relation to any election by which act or omission the votes taken at the election in any precinct are lost, or the electors thereof deprived of their suffrage at such election, or if such person intentionally does any act which renders such election void. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1914; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 2001, ch. 465, § 10; 2006, ch. 903, § 4. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2001, ch. 465, § 1, provided that the act shall be known and may be cited as “The 2000 Presidential Election Debacle Reform Bill of 2001.” Cross-References. Penalty for Class E felony, § 40-35-111 .
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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