FREEMAN v. BURSON


802 S.W.2d 210 (1990)

Mary Rebecca FREEMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles W. BURSON, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

October 1, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Herbison, Nashville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, defendant-appellee pro se and Michael W. Catalano, Deputy Atty. Gen., Nashville, for defendant-appellee.


OPINION

DROWOTA, Chief Justice.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-7-111 prohibits the solicitation of votes and the display of campaign materials within a 100-foot radius of polling places on election day. Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-19-119 fixes criminal penalties for violations of Section 2-7-111. Plaintiff brought suit in Davidson County Chancery Court, seeking a permanent injunction against enforcement of these statutes and a declaratory judgment that the statutes...

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