"Although there are federal and state statutes that prohibit a person from interfering with a right to vote or a right to hold office, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1871, a person may also commit a common law tort when he or she interferes with the right to vote or to hold office.
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"A person may be liable for the tort of interfering with a right to vote or to hold office, even if he or she did not successfully prevent another person from voting or from holding office."