S. 2155 · 117th Congress
Preventing Election Subversion Act of 2021
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This bill establishes certain federal criminal offenses related to voting and sets forth additional requirements for federal elections.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 21, 2021
Preventing Election Subversion Act of 2021
This bill establishes certain federal criminal offenses related to voting and sets forth additional requirements for federal elections.
The bill makes it a crime to (1) intimidate, threaten, coerce, or harass an election worker (i.e., an election official, a poll worker, or an election volunteer) with the intent to interfere with the official duties of, or retaliate against, the worker; or (2) publicly disclose restricted personal information about an election worker or an immediate family member with the intent to threaten or cause harm to the worker or the family member.
In addition, the bill restricts the ability of a statewide election administrator to remove a local election administrator. A statewide election administrator may suspend, remove, or relieve the duties of a local election administrator only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance while in office.
Further, the bill establishes certain requirements for challenging an individual's eligibility to register to vote or vote in federal elections.
The bill also sets a minimum distance for poll observers.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Preventing Election Subversion Act of 2021
Latest action (Jun 21, 2021): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 21, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.