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Senate Judiciary reviews bill to criminalize interference with voters and election officials
Summary
The Senate Judiciary heard an explanation of House Bill 541, which would create an offense for interfering with voters and election officials and allow prosecution for conduct that is "intentional or reckless." Legislative counsel Tim Deloitte said the measure overlaps with Senate Bill 298 and members discussed harmonizing the bills and clarifying language before further action.
The Senate Judiciary convened March 17 to consider House Bill 541, a proposal to create a stand-alone offense for interfering with voters and election officials.
For the record, "my name is Tim Deloitte, legislative council," Deloitte told the committee as he summarized the bill's text and history. He said H 541 would be inserted into the chapter of criminal law addressing election offenses and would prohibit conduct in language that reads, in part, "no person shall intentionally or recklessly intimidate, threaten, coerce, or attempt to intimidate" another person to affect that…
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