Bill > A10221

This bill, known as the "New York Election Officer Protection Act," aims to safeguard election officials by prohibiting intimidation, obstruction, and the unlawful sharing of their personal information, while also making them eligible for the address confidentiality program. Specifically, it makes it illegal for anyone to intimidate or attempt to intimidate an election officer while they are performing their duties or because of their status as an election officer, and also prohibits obstructing access to polling places or election equipment in a way that hinders an officer's duties; a rebuttable presumption of intent to intimidate is created if a person possesses a visible firearm at a polling place, with exceptions for law enforcement. Furthermore, the bill criminalizes the knowing public dissemination of an election officer's "restricted personal information"—which includes details like names, addresses, and contact information that the officer has not made public—with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or incite violence against them. Finally, it amends the executive law to include election officers as eligible participants in the address confidentiality program, which allows victims of certain crimes and now election officers to use a designated address to protect their privacy and safety.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10221