S 3142 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act

Summary
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.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Nov 2021
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Introduced Nov 2, 2021 Last action Nov 2, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Nov 2, 2021
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Jon Ossoff
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