Protecting Election Workers and Voters: New Rules and Penalties
This act introduces new rules to protect election workers and voters. It increases penalties for harassing election workers and obstructing their duties, and places restrictions on the removal of local election administrators. Additionally, the act modifies rules for challenging voter eligibility to safeguard voters from unfounded challenges.
Key points
Harassing election workers is now a crime, punishable by up to a $100,000 fine or up to 5 years in prison.
Local election administrators can only be removed for specific reasons like neglect of duty, not for political motives.
Voters are protected from baseless challenges to their voting eligibility; such challenges must be based on personal knowledge and made under oath.
Poll observers must maintain at least an 8-foot distance from voters and ballots at polling locations.
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