Protecting Election Records and Equipment: New Rules and Penalties
This act strengthens the protection of election documents, electronic data, and equipment to ensure their security. It introduces new storage and oversight rules, and increases penalties for their destruction or theft. This aims to boost confidence in the election process and protect your vote.
Key points
All election records, electronic data, and voting equipment must be preserved and protected from destruction or theft.
Election officials must exercise care, and reckless actions leading to loss of data or equipment will be penalized.
Your paper ballot record remains the official record, even if you use an electronic machine.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will issue guidelines for secure storage of election data and equipment.
The Attorney General and party representatives will be able to observe the preservation and security of election data.
Penalties for destroying, concealing, or altering election records and equipment have been increased.
Courts are now required to expedite cases related to violations of election record preservation rules.
Penalties have been introduced for intimidating individuals involved in ballot tabulation and certification of results.
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