Tennessee Code Title 58. Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense § 58-1-229

(a) 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.

(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.