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Senate Judiciary hears House rewrite of S.298 with new criminal penalties for voter interference
Summary
Legislative counsel told the committee the House rewrote S.298 (renamed the Voter Protection Act) to replace four narrower prohibitions with a general prohibition on intentionally or recklessly intimidating or coercing voters or election officials; the House removed private civil causes of action, leaving enforcement to the attorney general and criminal authorities.
The Senate Judiciary committee reviewed a House-amended version of S.298, which the House retitled the "Voter Protection Act," and discussed its practical effects and enforcement changes.
A legislative counsel summarized the rewrite: the House removed four distinct criminal prohibitions from the Senate version and inserted a single generalized prohibition that makes it unlawful to…
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