Election Security: Banning Intimidation of Workers and Rules on Firearms Near Polls.
This law aims to enhance election integrity by explicitly prohibiting the intimidation of election officials and workers. It introduces specific rules regarding the visible carrying of firearms near voting and vote-counting locations. For citizens, this means a safer environment for casting votes and administering the democratic process.
Key points
Establishes a federal ban on intimidating, threatening, or coercing individuals performing election administration duties (like vote counting or certification).
Visibly carrying a firearm (including replicas) near voters or election workers is legally presumed to be intimidation, unless proven otherwise.
Courts are authorized to impose temporary limits on carrying firearms for individuals found to have engaged in election-related intimidation.
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