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2021 Tennessee Code
Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense
Chapter 1 - Military Forces
Part 2 - National Guard
§ 58-1-229. Exemption From Duty on Election Day — Influencing Election — Penalty
Universal Citation: TN Code § 58-1-229 (2021)
- No officer or enlisted personnel of the national guard, except in compliance with orders of the governor, shall be required to perform military duty on a day designated for the holding of any primary or general election in any city or civil district in the state; nor shall any officer or enlisted man of the national guard use military rank or status in any way to influence the result of any such election.
- Whoever violates this section is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
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