Ballot Box Protection Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10154 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10154 To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to prohibit destroying or damaging ballot boxes, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2024 Mr. Gottheimer (for himself and Ms. Malliotakis) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to prohibit destroying or damaging ballot boxes, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Ballot Box Protection Act''. SEC. 2. DESTRUCTION OF BALLOT BOXES PROHIBITED. Section 12 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10308) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (c) through (f) as subsections (d) through (g), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ``(c) …