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TN Code § 2-14-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 14 - Special Elections|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-14-106. Time When Qualifying Petitions Are to Be Filed

  Candidates for office in a special election shall qualify as required in regular elections but shall file qualifying petitions no later than twelve o'clock (12:00) noon prevailing time on the sixth Thursday before the day of the election to have their names printed on the ballots. Party nominations shall be made under §§ 2-5-101(g) and 2-13-204 subject to the deadline in the preceding sentence.   In counties having a population in excess of six hundred thousand (600,000), according to the federal census of 1970 or any subsequent federal census, when a special election is being held in conjunction with either a municipal, August primary or general election, the time of qualifying for candidates to the office for which the special election is being held shall conform and be governed by the same time and the same date prescribed for the municipal, August primary or general election; but in no way shall the time for qualifying specified by this subsection (b) be less than the qualifying time prescribed for the special election.
TN Code § 2-14-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 14 - Special Elections|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-14-107. Special Elections to Fill Vacancy in u.s. House of Representatives or General Assembly — Requirements and Procedures

  If it is necessary to hold a special election to fill a vacant seat in the United States house of representatives or the general assembly, the requirements of §§ 2-1-104 and 2-13-107 shall apply, except the petition must at a minimum bear the signatures of registered voters within the legislative district for which the special election has been called equal to at least two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the total number of votes cast within such legislative district for gubernatorial candidates in the most recent election for governor.   To be recognized as a minor party for purposes of a special primary or general election, a petition as described in subsection (a), must be filed no later than twelve o'clock (12:00) noon, prevailing time, on the appropriate qualifying deadline for such special primary in the office of the coordinator of elections.   Except as provided in this section, §§ 2-1-104 and 2-13-107 shall govern the process.
TN Code § 2-14-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 14 - Special Elections|Part 2 - Vacancies|§ 2-14-201. When Election Required

  If twelve (12) months or more remain prior to the next general election for members of the general assembly and the seat of a member of either house becomes vacant, a successor shall be elected pursuant to § 2-14-202(a)-(c) by the qualified voters of the district in which the vacancy occurred. The successor shall serve the remainder of the original term.   If a vacancy occurs with more than two (2) years remaining in a term in the state senate, but less than twelve (12) months prior to the next general election for members of the general assembly, then a successor shall be elected pursuant to § 2-14-202(d) by the qualified voters of the district in which the vacancy occurred. The successor shall serve the remainder of the original term.
TN Code § 2-14-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 14 - Special Elections|Part 2 - Vacancies|§ 2-14-203. Interim Successor

 The legislative body of the replaced legislator's county of residence at the time of such legislator's election may elect an interim successor to serve until the election.
TN Code § 2-14-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 14 - Special Elections|Part 2 - Vacancies|§ 2-14-204. Eligibility to Fill Vacancy

 Only a qualified voter of the district represented shall be eligible to succeed to the vacant seat.
TN Code § 2-19-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 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.
TN Code § 2-19-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-102. Violation of Title

 A person commits a Class C misdemeanor if such person knowingly does any act prohibited by this title, or if such person knowingly fails to do any act which such person is required to do by this title, or if such person knowingly does any act with the intent that another shall do an act prohibited by this title.
TN Code § 2-19-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-103. Interference With Another's Duties or Rights

 A person who knowingly does any act for the purpose of preventing any person's performance of such person's duties under this title or exercise of such person's rights under this title commits a Class A misdemeanor.
TN Code § 2-19-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-104. Misconduct in Performance of Duties for Purposes of Misleading Another

 A person commits a Class C misdemeanor who, with the purpose of misleading a person in the performance of such person's official duties under this title:   Makes any written or oral false statement which such person does not believe to be true;   Purposely creates a false impression in a written application required by this title by omitting information necessary to prevent statements therein from being misleading; or   Submits or invites reliance on any writing which such person knows to be forged, altered or otherwise lacking in authenticity.
TN Code § 2-19-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-105. False Swearing or Affirming

 A person to whom an oath is legally administered under this title commits perjury if such person knowingly and willfully swears or affirms falsely touching a matter material to the point in question.
TN Code § 2-19-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-106. Procurement or Inducement to Violate § 2-19-104 or § 2-19-105

 A person who procures or induces another to violate either § 2-19-104 or § 2-19-105 commits a Class D felony.
TN Code § 2-19-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-107. Illegal Registration or Voting

  A person commits a Class D felony who:  Intentionally and knowing that such person is not entitled to, registers or votes in any manner or attempts to register or vote in any manner where or when such person is not entitled to under this title, including voting more than once in the same election; or   Votes in the primary elections of more than one (1) political party in an election.     When any person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a)(1) or (a)(2), in addition to any other punishment that may be imposed for the offense, the court shall impose a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000). The additional fine shall be paid to the clerk of the court imposing sentence, who shall transfer it to the state treasurer, who shall deposit the fine in the reward pool fund, created by § 40-8-105.
TN Code § 2-19-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-108. Unlawful Possession of Official Registration or Election Supplies

 A person who knowingly possesses any official registration or election supplies, except as required or permitted by this title, commits a Class E felony.
TN Code § 2-19-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-109. False Entries on Official Registration or Election Documents — Penalties

 A person who knowingly makes or consents to any false entry on any permanent registration, poll list, election tally sheet or any other official registration or election document commits a Class D felony.
TN Code § 2-19-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-110. Abuse of Voter Assistance

 A person commits a Class A misdemeanor if such person assists any person in voting except as permitted by this title, or if such person knowingly casts any vote or consents to the casting of any vote contrary to the desire of the voter while otherwise lawfully assisting the voter in casting such person's vote or if, being an election official or other person otherwise lawfully assisting a voter, such person influences or attempts to influence the voter in casting such person's vote.
TN Code § 2-19-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-111. Unlawful Examination, Removal, Rejection or Destruction of Marked Ballots

 A person commits a Class A misdemeanor if, except as required or permitted by this title, such person intentionally opens and examines any voter's marked ballot, removes the ballot from the ballot box, prevents the ballot being placed in the ballot box or destroys or changes a voter's ballot.
TN Code § 2-19-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-112. Election Officials — Civil Liability

 If any person holding an election refuses to deliver to a person elected to any office a fair copy of the list of votes, when demanded according to law, or holds an election in any other manner than as directed by law, or neglects to make or to forward due returns thereof, such person shall forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred dollars ($500), to be recovered by action of debt in any court of record having cognizance thereof, with costs, one half (½) to the use of the state, the other one half (½) to such person who sues for the same.
TN Code § 2-19-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-113. Willful or Fraudulent Violations by Officials

 Any election official or member of a board or commission holding office under this title who willfully or fraudulently violates any of the provisions of this title made for the protection of elections commits a Class A misdemeanor.
TN Code § 2-19-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 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.
TN Code § 2-19-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-115. Violence and Intimidation to Prevent Voting

 It is a Class A misdemeanor for any person, directly or indirectly, personally or through any other person:   By force or threats to prevent or endeavor to prevent any elector from voting at any primary or final election;   To make use of any violence, force or restraint, or to inflict or threaten the infliction of any injury, damage, harm or loss; or   In any manner to practice intimidation upon or against any person in order to induce or compel such person to vote or refrain from voting, to vote or refrain from voting for any particular person or measure, or on account of such person having voted or refrained from voting in any such election.
TN Code § 2-19-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-116. Misrepresentations on Campaign Literature or Sample Ballots — Penalty

  No person shall print or cause to be printed or assist in the distribution or transportation of any facsimile of an official ballot, any unofficial sample ballot, writing, pamphlet, paper, photograph or other printed material which contains the endorsement of a particular candidate, group of candidates or proposition by an organization, group, candidate or other individual, whether existent or not, with the intent that the person receiving such printed material mistakenly believe that the endorsement of such candidate, candidates or proposition was made by an organization, group, candidate or entity other than the one or ones appearing on the printed material.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 2-19-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-117. Procuring Illegal Vote

 It is a Class E felony for any person to procure, aid, assist, counsel or advise another to vote in any convention, primary or final election, knowing such person is disqualified.
TN Code § 2-19-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-118. Unlawful Acts Related to Voting Machines, Electronic Poll Books, Voting Devices, Voting Systems, Vote Tabulating Devices, Ballot Tally Software Program Source Codes, Official Voter Registration Database, Keys, or Election Websites

  A person commits an offense who, before, during, or after an election:  Intentionally tampers, interferes, or attempts to interfere with the correct operation of, or damages in order to prevent the use of, a voting machine, electronic poll book, voting device, voting system, vote tabulating device, or ballot tally software program source codes;   Intentionally tampers with, interferes with, attempts to interfere with, obtains unauthorized access to, or attempts to obtain unauthorized access to the official voter registration database, including, but not limited to, attempts to obtain plans, security codes, passwords, combinations, or computer programs used to protect electronic information and government property or information that would identify those areas of structural or operational vulnerability that would permit unlawful disruption to, or interference with the official voter registration database;   Knowingly and without authorization makes or has in the person's possession a key to a voting machine, voting system, tabulator, or ballot box that will be used in an election in this state;   Intentionally substitutes or attempts to substitute forged or counterfeit election results: or   Intentionally and without authorization, directly or indirectly, alters, damages, destroys. or attempts to alter, damage, or destroy or causes disruption to the proper operation of any election website maintained, hosted, or administered by a state or county governmental entity or a third party on behalf of or under contract with a state or county governmental entity.     A violation of subsection (a) is a Class D felony.
TN Code § 2-19-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-119. Violation of § 2-7-111 While Boundary Signs Are Posted

 A person commits a Class C misdemeanor if such person violates § 2-7-111 while boundary signs are posted.
TN Code § 2-19-120 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-120. Political Communications, Advertising and Solicitations — Contents — Applicability — Penalties

  Whenever any person makes an expenditure for the purpose of financing a communication that expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, as defined by § 2-10-102, or that solicits any contribution, through any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, poster, yard sign, direct mailing or any other form of general public political advertising, a disclaimer meeting the requirements of subdivision (a)(1), (2), (3) or (4) shall appear and be presented in a clear and conspicuous manner to give the reader, observer or listener adequate notice of the identity of persons who paid for and, where required, who authorized the communication. Such person is not required to place the disclaimer on the front face or page of any such material, as long as a disclaimer appears within the communication, except on communications, such as billboards, that contain only a front face.  Such communication, including any solicitation, if paid for and authorized by a candidate, an authorized committee of a candidate, or its agent shall clearly state that the communication has been paid for by the authorized political committee, in addition to the identity of the person who is the head of such committee, or the identity of the treasurer of such committee.   Such communication, including any solicitation, if authorized by a candidate, an authorized committee of a candidate or an agent thereof, but paid for by any other person, shall clearly state that the communication is paid for by such other person and is authorized by such candidate, authorized committee or agent.   Such communication, including any solicitation, if made on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate, but paid for by any other person and not authorized by a candidate, authorized committee of a candidate or its agent, shall clearly state that the communication has been paid for by such person and is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.    For solicitations directed to the general public on behalf of a political committee which is not an authorized committee of a candidate, such solicitation shall clearly state the full name of the person who paid for the communication.   For purposes of this section, whenever a separate segregated fund solicits contributions to the fund from those persons it may solicit, such communication shall not be considered a form of general public advertising. Such advertisements shall also include the name of the printer of such advertisement, and the identity of the person who paid for the advertisement.       The requirements of this section do not apply to bumper stickers, pins, buttons, pens, novelties, and similar small items upon which the disclaimer cannot be conveniently printed.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 2-19-121 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-121. Candidate Bargaining for Support

 It is unlawful for any candidate for nomination or election in any state, county, city or district office, to expend, pay, promise, or loan or become pecuniarily liable in any way for money or other thing of value, either directly or indirectly, or to agree to enter into any contract with any person to vote for or support any particular policy or measure, in consideration of the vote or support, moral or financial, of such person. A violation of this section shall be punished as provided in § 2-19-123.
TN Code § 2-19-122 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-122. Demanding Candidate Make Promise

 It is unlawful for any person to demand that any candidate for nomination or office shall promise or agree in advance to support any particular individual, policy or measure, in consideration of the vote or support, financial or moral, of such person, in any election, primary or nominating convention. A violation of this section shall be punished as provided in § 2-19-123.
TN Code § 2-19-123 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-123. Penalty for Violation of § 2-19-121 or § 2-19-122

 A violation of any of the provisions of § 2-19-121 or § 2-19-122 is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 2-19-124 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-124. Exceptions to § 2-19-121 or § 2-19-122

 Nothing in § 2-19-121 or § 2-19-122 shall render illegal any expenditures made by any candidate, or by others, for or on the candidate's behalf, to employ clerks or stenographers in the candidate's campaign, for the printing and advertising therein, or the seeking of suitable halls for public speaking or meetings, or suitable headquarters, stationery and stamps, or the actual traveling expenses of such candidate or the candidate's supporters.
TN Code § 2-19-125 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 2 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Prohibited Practices|Part 1 - Prohibited Practices Generally|§ 2-19-125. Bribing Election Officials

 It is unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, personally or through any other person, to give or offer to give a bribe to any election official or to any administrator of elections or to any member of a board or commission holding office under this title as a consideration for any act done or omitted to be done contrary to such official's official duty under this title.