The bill would also make coercing or threatening an election worker a federal crime, among other things.
that would establish grants for states and local governments for the recruitment, retention, training and safety measures for poll workers; cover election workers under federal prohibitions on doxxing; and safeguard election officials’ ability to remove poll observers who attempt to interfere with an election.
“As California’s former secretary of state, I know that election workers are the backbone of our democratic elections,” said Padilla, a Democrat who assumed office in January 2021. “But increasingly, they are facing threats rooted in misinformation and ‘the Big Lie,’ simply for doing the critical work of administering our elections.”by former President Donald Trump and his supporters that the 2020 election was fraudulent.
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