Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that limits police presence at voting locations.

Highlights:

• Limits police presence at polling places and ballot drop boxes (Sec. 1).

• Specifies the election board or the superintendent of elections in the county in which an election is held may contact a law enforcement agency as defined in R.S.19:6-16 if information is obtained prior to the election that in the judgment of the election board or superintendent of elections should be communicated to a law enforcement agency (Sec. 1).

• Specifies subsection shall not be deemed to prohibit a police officer who is a candidate for an office whose name appears upon the ballot to be voted for an election from acting as a challenger during that election as may be permitted by another provision of law for a candidate to act as a challenger (Sec. 2).

• Repeals criminal penalty for violations under section (Sec. 2).

• Defines “law enforcement agency”, “law enforcement officer” (Sec. 3).

• Prohibits electioneering within 100 feet of ballot drop box (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that limits police presence at voting locations.

Highlights:

• Limits police presence at polling places and ballot drop boxes (Sec. 1).

• Specifies the election board or the superintendent of elections in the county in which an election is held may contact a law enforcement agency as defined in R.S.19:6-16 if information is obtained prior to the election that in the judgment of the election board or superintendent of elections should be communicated to a law enforcement agency (Sec. 1).

• Specifies subsection shall not be deemed to prohibit a police officer who is a candidate for an office whose name appears upon the ballot to be voted for an election from acting as a challenger during that election as may be permitted by another provision of law for a candidate to act as a challenger (Sec. 2).

• Repeals criminal penalty for violations under section (Sec. 2).

• Defines “law enforcement agency”, “law enforcement officer” (Sec. 3).

• Prohibits electioneering within 100 feet of ballot drop box (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text