Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 2155
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Preventing Election Subversion Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 21, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 21, 2021
Latest Action
Jun 21, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2155
Congress
117
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
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House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

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.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
06/21/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
06/21/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Dec 31, 2022 5:26:45 AM