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. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1911; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 1999, ch. 216, § 3. 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. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1911; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 1999, ch. 216, § 3.