Tennessee Code 2-19-116 – Misrepresentations on campaign literature or sample ballots

(a) 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.

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

Class	Prison	Fine
class C misdemeanor	up to 30 days	up to $50

For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

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

(b) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

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