Search Results: keywords:"voting rights act amendment"

  • H. R. 9968 — To protect election workers and polling places.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:913

    H. R. 9968, known as the “Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act,” aims to enhance protections for election workers and polling places in the United States. The bill proposes amendments to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, specifically making it a crime to interfere...

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    The "Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act," or H. R. 9968, is a law that helps keep people who work at voting places safe and makes sure nobody tries to scare them or break things where you go to vote. If someone does these bad things, they can be fined money or even go to jail for up to one year.

  • H. R. 9818 — To prohibit the intimidation of election officials and election workers.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,105

    H.R. 9818, titled the "Freedom from Intimidation in Elections Act," aims to prevent the intimidation of election officials and workers in the United States. The bill amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to prohibit any form of intimidation or coercion against individuals involved in...

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    H.R. 9818 is a rule that tries to make sure people working at voting places feel safe by stopping anyone from scaring or threatening them. It says if someone is near voting areas with a gun, except for police officers, it might be seen as scaring others.

  • S. 3912 — To protect election workers and polling places.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:910

    The proposed bill, titled the "Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act," aims to protect election workers and polling locations from threats and interference. It amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to criminalize actions that interfere with or intimidate election...

    Simple Explanation

    The Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act is a proposal to keep people who help run elections safe and stop others from bothering them, by making it a crime with fines or even jail if someone tries to scare or harm them.