Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act

Summary

Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act This bill expands criminal civil rights offenses involving interference with federally protected activities. Current law prohibits the use of force or threat of force to injure, intimidate, or interfere with an individual because of that individual's participation in certain enumerated federally protected activities (e.g., voting or jury duty). This bill broadens the scope of prohibited conduct to include violence or threat of harm to any person or property to injure, intimidate, or interfere with an individual because of that individual's participation in a federally protected activity. Additionally, with respect to voting activities, the bill extends protection to an individual who participates in an election as an agent, contractor, or vendor. Current law already protects an individual who participates as a candidate, voter, poll watcher, or election official. Finally, the bill establishes new offenses involving physical damage to or threats to physically damage a polling place, tabulation center, or other election infrastructure.

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Timeline

1. 4 October 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 October 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 4 October 2021 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 October 2021

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 October 2021

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 4 October 2021

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Sponsors

• Jon Ossoff · D · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021