Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits individuals from possessing or carrying a firearm within 100 feet of a polling site.

Highlights:

• Specifies only the following may wear a law enforcement uniform and carry a badge and firearm within 100 feet of a polling site (Sec. 16-903):

• A law enforcement officer or security guard who is on duty or traveling to or from duty; and

• A law enforcement officer performing an official governmental duty.

• Establishes a civil penalty for violating the section above (Sec. 1-16–904.C-2).

• Prohibits carrying a firearm on the premises of a polling site during an election, including in its parking place (Sec. 16-904).

• Prohibits carrying a firearm within 100 feet of the polling place unless (Sec. 16-904, b2):

• The individual has legal possession of the firearm;

• The individual’s residence is within 100 feet of the polling site; or

• The individual is transferring the firearm to their residence within 100 feet of the polling site.

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