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;

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class A misdemeanorup to 11 monthsup to $2,500
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 2-19-101

(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.