S. 3142 · 117th Congress

Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Jon Ossoff
Introduced
2021-11-02
Latest action
2021-11-02 · Introduced in Senate

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.