Tennessee Code 2-19-101 – Interfering with nominating meeting or election

A person commits a Class A misdemeanor if such person:

(1) Breaks up or attempts to break up any legally authorized political party nominating meeting or any election by force or violence;

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:

Class	Prison	Fine
class A misdemeanor	up to 11 months	up to $2,500

Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

(2) Assaults or attempts to assault the persons conducting the meeting or the election officials;

(3) Destroys or carries away or attempts to destroy or carry away a ballot box or voting machine; or

(4) Uses force or violence in any other way to prevent the fair and lawful conduct of the nominating meeting or election.

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