Bill > S1487

This bill, the Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act of 2023, aims to enhance protections for election records, papers, and equipment. The key provisions include: 1. Amending the Civil Rights Act of 1960 to require the preservation of electronic records, papers, and election equipment related to federal elections, and providing guidance on compliance, including protocols for observation of the preservation process. 2. Imposing penalties for the theft, destruction, concealment, mutilation, or alteration of election records, papers, or equipment. 3. Granting the Attorney General, a representative of the Attorney General, or a candidate in a federal election the right to bring an action in federal court to compel compliance with the record preservation requirements. 4. Expanding the criminal penalties for voter intimidation to include acts that interfere with the processing or scanning of ballots, or the tabulation, canvassing, or certification of voting results. The bill seeks to strengthen the safeguards around election administration and ensure the integrity of the electoral process.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1487/all-info