S 3142 · 117th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act

Introduced 2021-11-02· Sponsored by Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2021-11-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act This bill addresses certain protections for election workers and polling places. In particular, the bill prohibits, with enhanced penalties for certain types of threats and harms (1) intimidation of poll watchers, election officials, and election agents, vendors, and contractors involving violence or threats of harm; and (2) physical damage to or threats to physically damage a polling place, tabulation center, or other election infrastructure.…

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