Prohibiting U.S. Postmark Abuse Act
This bill amends federal law to strengthen penalties for forging or falsifying postmarks on mailed ballots. It increases the maximum penalty for postmark fraud involving election ballots from 5 to 10 years in prison, specifically targeting those who apply false dates to postmarks on mailed ballots for federal, state, or local elections. The law also adds a new provision criminalizing the intentional falsification of postmark dates on valid ballots. This directly affects individuals attempting to manipulate mail-in voting timelines through postmark tampering. The key change is the specific, enhanced penalty for postmark fraud tied to election ballots.
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Jul 2023
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Introduced Jul 11, 2023
Last action Jul 11, 2023
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Jul 11, 2023
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Jul 11, 2023
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Thomas Massie
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