Signed by Governor Joseph Lombardo

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits voter or poll worker intimidation and makes certain threats and violence toward voters or poll workers felony offenses.

Highlights:

• Prohibits voter or poll worker intimidation and specifies that it is a category E felony offense to use, threaten to use any force, intimidation, coercion, violence, restraint or undue influence in connection with any election, petition, preregistration or registration of voters (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits any individual from disseminating any personal identifying or sensitive information of an elections official or voter that could be used to aid, assist, encourage, facilitate, or further promote any criminal offense against the individual or their family and specifies violations as a category E felony (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits any member of the legialtature or governors office from soliciting or accepting monetary contributions for any political purpose (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect October 1, 2023 (Sec. 6).

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