- Titel
- Protecting Election Officials Act of 2024
- Sponsored by
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Allen, Amprey, Anderton, Bagnall, Bartlett, Bhandari, Boafo, Bouchat, Boyce, Charkoudian, Conaway, Crutchfield, Davis, Ebersole, Embry, Fennell, Foley, Fraser-Hidalgo, Grossman, Guyton, Guzzone, Harris, Harrison, Henson, Hill, Ivey, Jackson, A. Johnson, S. Johnson, D. Jones, Kaufman, J. Long, Lopez, Love, McCaskill, T. Morgan, Munoz, Palakovich Carr, Pasteur, Patterson, Phillips, Pruski, Roberson, Roberts, Ruff, Ruth, Simmons, Simpson, Solomon, Spiegel, Stewart, Taveras, Taylor, Toles, Turner, Valderrama, Watson, White Holland, Williams, and Wu
- Status
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 21
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Synopsis
Prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully making a threat to harm an election official or an immediate family member of an election official because of the election official's role in administering the election process; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.
Committees
- Original:
- Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media
- Opposite:
- Education, Energy, and the Environment
Committee Testimony
Details
Emergency Bill
Cross-filed with: SB0480
Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): Upon Enactment
By Request of the Governor
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