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This bill creates a new legal offense called "tampering with an election official" in Missouri state law. The bill defines this offense as any intentional action meant to harass or intimidate election officials while they are performing their duties, which includes five specific prohibited behaviors: threatening harm to an election official or their family, using force or deception against them, attempting to pressure them to violate election laws, engaging in conduct designed to harass or alarm them (such as stalking), and publicly disseminating their personal information. The bill broadly defines "election officials" to include election authorities, election judges, and other election workers and volunteers. "Personal information" is comprehensively defined to include home contact details, identification numbers, financial information, and family details. The bill establishes two levels of penalty: typically, this offense would be classified as a class one election offense, but if the tampering results in death or bodily injury to the official or their family, it would be elevated to a more serious class B felony. The legislation aims to protect election workers from intimidation and ensure they can perform their critical democratic duties without fear of harassment or violence.

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https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=195