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1 | STATE | YEAR ENACTED | BILL NUMBER | WHO IS CRIMINALIZED? | DESCRIPTION | TYPE OF CRIME | MAX PENALTY (for first offense) | BILL TEXT | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Alabama | 2022 | H.B. 194 | Election official | Prohibits election officials from soliciting, accepting, or using any donation in the form of money, grants, property, or personal services from an individual or a nongovernmental entity for the purpose of funding election-related expenses or voter education, voter outreach, or voter registration programs. | Class B misdemeanor | Up to 6 months in jail and fines of up to $3,000 | https://legiscan.com/AL/text/HB194/2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Alabama | 2021 | H.B. 167 | Voter | Expands the multiple voting offense to include voting in the same, or equivalent, elections in both Alabama and another state and downgrades the first conviction from a felony to a misdemeanor. | Class A misdemeanor | Up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $6,000 | https://legiscan.com/AL/text/HB167/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Arizona | 2021 | H.B. 2905 | Election official | Prohibits a county recorder, city or town clerk, or other election official from knowingly delivering or mailing an early ballot to a person who has not requested one for that election. . | Class 5 felony | Between 6 months and 2.5 years in prison | https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/laws/0426.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Arizona | 2021 | H.B. 2794 | Election official | Prohibits a political subdivision, agent or officer of the state or any other governmental entity from altering or agreeing to alter any deadline, submittal date, filing date or other election-related date. | Class 6 felony | Between 4 months and 2 years in prison | https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/bills/HB2794H.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Arizona | 2022 | H.B. 2492 | Election official | Prohibits a county recorder or other election official from knowingly failing to reject an application for registration when it's not accompanied by a proof of citizenship. | Class 6 felony | Between 4 months and 2 years in prison | https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2R/bills/HB2492H.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Arizona | 2022 | H.B. 2492 | Election official | Requires a county recorder or other election official to attempt to verify the citizenship status of an applicant to vote. The election official will be guilty of a felony if he or she knowingly causes an applicant to be registered and it's later determined that the applicant was not a U.S. citizen at the time of registration. | Class 6 felony | Between 4 months and 2 years in prison | https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2R/bills/HB2492H.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Arizona | 2022 | H.B. 2237 | Election official | Prohibits same day registration, which isn't allowed under existing Arizona law, and creates a felony for any election official who registers someone on an Election Day and deems them able to participate in that election. | Class 6 felony | Prison term of 6 to 18 months | https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2R/bills/HB2237P.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Arizona | 2021 | S.B. 1835 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits knowingly impersonating any election official, including an election board member, other poll worker, or an officially designated challenger or party representative. | Class 6 felony | Between 4 months and 2 years in prison | https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/laws/0388.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | Arizona | 2022 | S.B. 1260 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits knowingly providing a "mechanism" for voting to an individual who is registered in another state, including by forwarding an early ballot addressed to another person. | Class 5 felony | Between 6 months and 2.5 years in prison | https://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?id=ID:bill:AZ2022000S1260&cuiq=cebcefa4-252a-5dcb-aeb1-7fc87d570de0&client_md=e6cee1cd0ab7a5d5f38db7146d2e8622&mode=current_text | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | Arkansas | 2021 | H.B. 1715 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits the possession by a person of more than four absentee ballots, which creates a rebuttable presumption of intent to defraud. Previously the law said you could have no more than ten absentee ballots. | Class D felony | Up to 6 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 | https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2021R%2FPublic%2FHB1715.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | Arkansas | 2021 | S.B. 644 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits anyone from knowingly submitting a false report of a violation of election law. | Class A misdemeanor | Up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500 | https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2021R%2FPublic%2FSB644.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | Arkansas | 2021 | S.B. 486 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits entering or remaining within 100 feet of the primary entrance of a polling location where voting is taking place, except for lawful purposes. | Class A misdemeanor | Up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500 | https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2021R%2FPublic%2FSB486.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | California | 2021 | S.B 35 | Third party/Assister | Expands electioneering crime to include obstructing access to a ballot drop box and expands it to also bar prohibited acts within 100 feet of an outdoor site where a voter may cast or drop off a ballot. | Misdemeanor | Up to one year in a county jail and a fine up to $1,000 | https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB35/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | California | 2021 | S.B 35 | Third party/Assister | Expands electioneering to add a prohibition on soliciting a vote, speaking to the voter about marking the ballot, or disseminating electioneering information to the crime of electioneering. | Misdemeanor | Up to one year in a county jail and a fine up to $1,000 | https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB35/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | California | 2021 | S.B 35 | Third party/Assister | Expands voter intimidation crime to include at outdoor sites where a voter may cast or drop off a ballot, obstructing parking in protected areas with the intent to dissuade another person from voting, and soliciting a vote, speaking to a voter about marking the ballot, or disseminating visible or audible electioneering information within the immediate vicinity of a voter in line. | Misdemeanor | Between 16 months and 3 years in prison | https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB35/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | California | 2021 | S.B 35 | Third party/Assister | Expands a corruption of voting offense to include displaying a container for the purpose of collecting ballots, with the intent to deceive a voter into casting a ballot in an unofficial ballot box, or to direct someone to place a ballot in such a box. | Felony | Up to 3 years in prison and a fine of up to $1,000 | https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB35/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | Colorado | 2022 | S.B. 153 | Election official | Prohibits anyone from willfully interfering or willfully refusing to comply with secretary of state's rules for the statewide voter registration system. | Class 1 misdemeanor | Six to 24 months in jail and a fine of $500 to $5,000, | https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2022a_153_signed.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | Colorado | 2022 | S.B. 153 | Election official | Prohibits anyone from willfully interfering with, obstructing, or retaliating against any person who is notifying the Department of State that they reasonably believe a potential violation relating to the rules, orders, or acceptable use policy for the statewide voter registration has occurred or will occur. | Misdemeanor | Up to one year in county jail and a fine of up to $1,000 | https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2022a_153_signed.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | Colorado | 2022 | S.B. 153 | Election official | Increases the penalty from a misdemeanor to a felony for anyone who tampers with, accesses without authorization, or grants unauthorized access to, electronic or electromechanical voting equipment or an election-night reporting system. | Class 5 felony | One to three years in state prison and $1,000 to $100,000 in fines | https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2022a_153_signed.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | Colorado | 2022 | S.B. 153 | Election official | Prohibits knowingly publishing or causing to be published passwords or other confidential information relating to a voting system. | Class 5 felony | One to three years in state prison and $1,000 to $100,000 in fines | https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2022a_153_signed.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | Colorado | 2021 | S.B. 250 | Third party/Assister | Expands electioneering to include the distribution or display of campaign posters, signs, or other campaign materials or apparel, including materials or apparel promoting or opposing a candidate or displaying candidate's name, likeness, or campaign slogan. | Misdemeanor | Up to one year in county jail and a fine of up to $1,000 | https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_250_signed.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | Florida | 2021 | S.B. 90 | Third party/Assister | Adds people who supervise voting at assisted living facilities and nursing home facilities to the people specifically prohibited from distributing, ordering, requesting, collecting, delivering, or possessing more than two vote-by-mail ballots per election in addition to his or her own ballot or a ballot belonging to an immediate family member. | 1st degree misdemeanor | Up to 1 year in prison and a $1,000 fine | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/90/BillText/er/PDF | ||||||||||||||||||
24 | Florida | 2021 | S.B. 90 | Third party/Assister | Expands the solicitation ban from 100 to 150 feet and adds drop box locations to places where people are prohibited from soliciting any elector in an effort to provide assistance to vote. | 1st degree misdemeanor | Up to 1 year in prison and a $1,000 fine | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/90/BillText/er/PDF | ||||||||||||||||||
25 | Florida | 2021 | S.B. 90 | Third party/Assister | Expands the ban on solicitation to include engaging in any activity with the intent to influence or effect of influencing a voter, which a federal court found could include non-partisan activities like giving out water, fans, snacks, chairs, ponchos, and umbrellas. | 1st degree misdemeanor | Up to 1 year in prison and a $1,000 fine | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/90/BillText/er/PDF | ||||||||||||||||||
26 | Florida | 2021 | S.B. 90 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits people from handling more than two additional mail ballots beyond their own and a ballot of an immediate family member. | 1st degree misdemeanor | Up to 1 year in prison and a $1,000 fine | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/90/BillText/er/PDF | ||||||||||||||||||
27 | Florida | 2022 | S.B. 524 | Election official | Expands the prohibition on election officials releasing the results of an election prior to polls closing to include any person authorized to observe, review, or inspect ballot materials or observe canvassing and to include releasing any information about votes cast for or against any candidate or ballot measure. | 3rd degree felony | Up to 5 years in prison and a $5000 fine | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/BillText/er/PDF | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | Florida | 2022 | S.B. 524 | Third party/Assister | Increases the penalty from a misdemeanor to felony for any person who distributes, orders, requests, collects, delivers, or otherwise physically possesses more than two vote-by-mail ballots per election in addition to his or her own ballot or a ballot belonging to an immediate family member. | 3rd degree felony | Up to 5 years in prison and a $5000 fine | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/524/BillText/er/PDF | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | Georgia | 2021 | S.B. 202 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits any person other than the elector who requested the ballot from knowingly unsealing a sealed absentee ballot envelope unless that person is an authorized person who is assisting the elector entitled to assistance in voting, an absentee ballot clerk, registrar, or law enforcement officer in the course of an investigation. | Felony | More than a year in prison and fines of over $1,000 | https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201498 | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | Georgia | 2021 | S.B. 202 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits any person from accepting an absentee ballot from an elector for delivery or return to the board of registrars except as authorized. | Felony | One to ten years in prison and fines of up to $100,000 | https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201498 | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | Georgia | 2021 | S.B. 202 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits any person from intentionally observing an elector while casting a ballot in a manner that would allow such person to see for whom or what the elector is voting, except if that person is providing authorized assistance in voting and except for children authorized to be in the enclosed space. | Felony | More than a year in prison and fines of over $1,000 | https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201498 | ||||||||||||||||||
32 | Georgia | 2021 | S.B. 202 | Third party/Assister | Prohibts any person or entity other than as allowed from handling a completed absentee ballot application. | Misdemeanor | Up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000 | https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201498 | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | Georgia | 2021 | S.B. 202 | Voter | Prohibits any person from using photographic or other electronic monitoring or recording devices, cameras, or cellular telephones, except as authorized by law, to photograph or record the face of an electronic ballot marker while a ballot is being voted or while an elector's votes are displayed on such electronic ballot marker; or photograph or record a voted ballot. | Misdemeanor | Up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000 | https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201498 | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | Georgia | 2021 | S.B. 202 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits any person from giving, offering to give, or participating in the giving of any money or gifts, including, but not limited to, food and drink, to an elector within 150 feet of the outer edge of any building within which a polling place is established; within any polling place; or within 25 feet of any voter standing in line to vote at any polling place. | Misdemeanor | Up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000 | https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201498 | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | Hawaii | 2021 | S.B. 548 | Third party/Assister | Expands the prohibition on campaigning at voter service centers and places of deposit to include activities within a 200 feet perimeter of an area that is designated for voters waiting to vote. | Misdemeanor | Up to one year in jail and a fine up to $2,000 | https://legiscan.com/HI/text/SB548/id/2381517 | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | Hawaii | 2021 | S.B. 548 | Third party/Assister | Prohibts anyone unauthorized from operating an unofficial place of ballot deposit. | Misdemeanor | Up to one year in jail and a fine up to $2,000 | https://legiscan.com/HI/text/SB548/id/2381517 | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | Indiana | 2021 | S.B. 398 | Third party/Assister | Expands the prohibition on inducing or procuring another person to vote or refrain from voting for or against a candidate or public question by giving, offering, or promising a person money or other property to include at a caucus or the appointment of a candidate by a political party chairman or central committee officer. | Level 6 felony | Between six months and two and a half years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 | http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/398#document-24ec008f | ||||||||||||||||||
38 | Indiana | 2022 | S.B. 328 | Voter | Prohibits casting more than one ballot in the same election, except when voters are casting a replacement ballot under law. | Level 6 felony | Between six months and two and one half years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.00 | http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/senate/328#document-260fa4f4 | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | Indiana | 2021 | H.B. 1485 | Voter | Expands criminal trespass to include knowingly or intentionally entering or refusing to leave a polling place after having been prohibited from entering or asked to leave. | Class A misdemeanor | Up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $5,000 | https://legiscan.com/IN/text/HB1485/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | Indiana | 2021 | H.B. 1485 | Third party/Assister | Changes the crime relating to electioneering to more specifically define electioneering and to add a prohibition on electioneering with 50 feet of the entrance to an early voting site. | Class A misdemeanor | Up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $5,000 | https://legiscan.com/IN/text/HB1485/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | Iowa | 2021 | S.F. 413 | Election official | Prohibits an election official from failing to perform their duties under state law or failing to follow state guidance. | Class D felony | Up to 5 years and a fine of at least $750 but not more than $7,500 | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=89&ba=sf413 | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | Iowa | 2021 | S.F. 413 | Election official | Prohibits an election official from failing to perform voter list maintenance. | Aggrevated misdemeanor | Up to 2 years in prison and a fine of not less than $625 but not more than $6,250 | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=89&ba=sf413 | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | Iowa | 2021 | S.F. 413 | Voter | Prohibits a person from interfering with a person permitted at a polling place. | Serious misdemeanor | Up to one year in county jail and a fine of not less than $315 but not more than $1,875 | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=89&ba=sf413 | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | Iowa | 2021 | S.F. 413 | Voter | Adds ballot drop boxes to the list of places where it's illegal for a person to return a voted absentee ballot unless the person is a voter's immediate family member, household member, or caretakers. Prohibits making a false statement about returning an absentee ballot if the person is prohibited from collecting and delivering completed ballots. | Serious misdemeanor | Up to one year in county jail and a fine of not less than $315 but not more than $1,875 | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=89&ba=sf413 | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | Iowa | 2021 | S.F. 413 | Election official | Prohibits a precinct election official or county commissioner from obstructing or interfering with a person fulfilling that person''s role or performing that person's duty in the vacinity of a polling place. | Serious misdemeanor | Up to one year in county jail and a fine of not less than $315 but not more than $1,875 | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=89&ba=sf413 | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | Iowa | 2021 | S.F. 413 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits a person from collecting a completed ballot and returning the ballot by mail or in person to the county auditor's office or other election location unless the person is the registered voter or an individual who lives in the same household as the registered voter, the registered voter's immediate family member, an individual serving as a caretaker for the registered voter, or another authorized individual. | Serious misdemeanor | Up to one year in county jail and a fine of not less than $315 but not more than $1,875 | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=89&ba=sf413 | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | Iowa | 2021 | S.F. 568 | Third party/Assister | Clarifies who can return a completed ballot to include relatives of the fourth degree but exclude caregivers. Disabled and blind voters can designate delivery agents via a form to be prescribed by the election commissioner. Delivery agents are barred from delivering ballots for more than two voters and are required to deliver ballots in person to the county election commissioner's office and present identification and sign an affidavit. | Serious misdemeanor | Up to one year in county jail and a fine of not less than $315 but not more than $1,875 | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=89&ba=sf568 | ||||||||||||||||||
48 | Kansas | 2021 | H.B. 2183 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits a person who is not holding a position as an election official from representing oneself as an election official, engaging in conduct that gives the appearance of being an election official; or engaging in conduct that would cause another person to believe a person engaging in such conduct is an election official. | Level 7 nonperson felony | 11 to 34 months imprisonment and a fine up to $100,000 | http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2183_enrolled.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | Kansas | 2021 | H.B. 2183 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits an individual from delivering more than ten advance voting ballots on behalf of other voters during an election. | Class B misdemeanor | Up to 6 months in jail and fines of up to $1000 | http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2183_enrolled.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | Kansas | 2021 | H.B. 2183 | Candidate | Prohibits a candidate for office from assisting any voter in marking an advance ballot or signing an advance ballot form. | Class C misdemeanor | Up to 30 days in jail and a fine of up to $500 | http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2183_enrolled.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
51 | Kansas | 2021 | H.B. 2183 | Third party/Assister | Expands the definition of “electioneering” to include a candidate touching or handling a voter’s ballot during the voting process, unless it is on behalf of an immediate family member; distributing or counting ballots; hindering or obstructing a voter from voting, entering, or leaving a polling place; or hindering or obstructing an election board worker from performing election duties. | Class C misdemeanor | Up to 30 days in jail and a fine of up to $500 | http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2183_enrolled.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | Kansas | 2021 | H.B. 2183 | Election official | Creates the Transparency in Revenues Underwriting Act, prohibiting election officials from knowingly accepting money, directly or indirectly, for any expenditures related to conducting, funding, or facilitating election administration. | Level 9 nonperson felony | 5 to 17 months in prison and a fine up to $100,000 | http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2183_enrolled.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
53 | Kansas | 2021 | H.B. 2183 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits someone from knowingly transmiting or delivering an advance voting ballot to the county election officer or polling place on behalf of a voter who is not such person, unless the person submits a written statement accompanying the ballot at the time of ballot delivery to the county election officer or polling place. | Level 9 nonperson felony | 5 to 17 months in prison and a fine up to $100,000 | http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2183_enrolled.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
54 | Kansas | 2021 | H.B. 2183 | Voter | Prohibits someone from knowingly backdating or otherwise altering a postmark or other official indication of the date of mailing of an advance voting ballot returned to the county election officer by mail for the purpose of indicating a date of mailing other than the actual date of mailing by the voter or the voter's designee. | Level 9 nonperson felony | 5 to 17 months in prison and a fine up to $100,000 | http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2183_enrolled.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
55 | Kansas | 2021 | H.B. 2332 | Voter | Expands the crime of election tampering to include making or changing any election record unless the person is lawfully carrying out an election duty; changing or attempting to change, alter, destroy or conceal any vote cast by paper ballot, election machine or computer; changing or attempting to change any vote by manipulating computer hardware, computer software, election machine, wireless or cellular transmission or vote tabulation methods; or knowingly producing false vote totals. | Level 7 nonperson felony | 11 to 34 months in prison and a fine up to $100,000 | http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2332_enrolled.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
56 | Kansas | 2021 | H.B. 2332 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits the distribution of applications to vote an advance ballot if materials are mailed from outside the state and prohibits the distribution of personalized advance ballot applications. | Class C misdemeanor | Up to 30 days in jail and a fine of up to $500 | http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2332_enrolled.pdf | Struck down by court | |||||||||||||||||
57 | Kansas | 2022 | H.B. 2138 | Election official | Forbids altering or falsifying information in a ballot custody affidavit, with the intent to hinder, prevent, or defeat a fair election. | Level 9 nonperson felony | 5 to 17 months in prison | http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2138_enrolled.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
58 | Kansas | 2022 | H.B. 2138 | Voter | Expands an existing felony prohibiting fraud relating to electronic voting machines to include the same conduct directed at electronic poll books. | Level 9 nonperson felony | 5 to 17 months in prison | http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2138_enrolled.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
59 | Kentucky | 2022 | H.B. 301 | Election official | Prohibits an employee of a governmental body or a governmental body of a city, county, urban-county government, consolidated local government, unified local government, or charter county government from soliciting, taking, or otherwise accepting any private contribution, donation, or anything of value to assist with election administration. | Class D felony | One to five years in prison | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb301/bill.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
60 | Kentucky | 2022 | H.B. 564 | Election official | Prohibits election officials from connecting or attempt to connect a voting machine, voting equipment, or voting system that tabulates or aggregates votes to a public network, including the internet. | Class D felony | One to five years in prison | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb564/bill.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
61 | Louisiana | 2021 | H.B. 581 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits the falsification of election information obtained from contacting a telephone number of the office of the secretary of state, clerk of court, or registrar of voters or impersonating the secretary of state, clerk of court, or registrar of voters in connection with any statutorily mandated election duty of election officials. | Misdemeanor | Up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000 | https://legiscan.com/LA/text/HB581/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
62 | Louisiana | 2021 | S.B. 64 | Third party/Assister | Expands the prohibition on electioneering and voter intimidation to include a prohibition on circulating petition at polling places. | Misdemeanor | Up to six months in prison and a fine of up to $500 | https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1232770 | ||||||||||||||||||
63 | Maryland | 2021 | S.B. 683 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits canvassing, electioneering, or posting any campaign material in a manner that obstructs access to a ballot drop box, or placing any campaign material or any other unauthorized material on a ballot drop box. | Misdemeanor | Up to 60 days in prison and a fine of $50 to $500 | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb1048E.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
64 | Montana | 2021 | S.B. 15 | Third party/Assister | Expands a prohibition on deceiving a disabled voter to include deception in the course of assisting a voter with making their signature or mark, and while assisting with the delivery and return of an emergency absentee ballot. | Misdemeanor | Up to a year in jail | https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0015.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
65 | Nebraska | 2021 | L.B. 285 | Third party/Assister | Prohibit posting or displaying the voter registration list, or making the list accessible online, and requires individuals to attest that they will not do so in the oath necessary to access the list. | Class IV felony | Up to two years in prison | https://legiscan.com/NE/text/LB285/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
66 | Nevada | 2021 | A.B. 321 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits an authorized third party from failing to return a ballot on behalf of a voter. | Class E felony | Up to six months in prison and a fine of up to $500 | https://legiscan.com/NV/text/AB321/id/2409558 | ||||||||||||||||||
67 | New Jersey | 2022 | A.B. 4655 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits electioneering activity within 100 feet of a drop box. | Disorderly persons offense | Up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000 | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2020/A4655/bill-text?f=AL21&n=459_ | ||||||||||||||||||
68 | North Dakota | 2021 | H.B. 1253 | Election official | Prohibits an election official from using non-public funds for election administration. | Class A misdemeanor | Up to 360 days in prison and a fine of up $3,000 | https://legiscan.com/ND/text/1253/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
69 | North Dakota | 2021 | H.B. 1253 | Election official | Prohibits the destruction at any time of ballots, ballot boxes, voter lists, or voting supplies. | Class C felony | Up to five years in prison and up to $10,000 fine | https://legiscan.com/ND/text/1253/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
70 | North Dakota | 2021 | H.B. 1253 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits anyone from negatively impacting the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of a voting system. | Class C felony | Up to five years in prison and up to $10,000 fine | https://legiscan.com/ND/text/1253/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
71 | North Dakota | 2021 | H.B. 1253 | Third party/Assister | Increases the severity of tampering with a voting system or preventing its use. | Class C felony | Up to five years in prison and up to $10,000 fine | https://legiscan.com/ND/text/1253/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
72 | Oklahoma | 2022 | H.B. 3046 | Election official | Prohibits a public official from accepting private funds, donations, or anything of value for conducting elections | Misdemeanor | A fine of up to $5,000 | http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20ENR/hB/HB3046%20ENR.PDF | ||||||||||||||||||
73 | Oklahoma | 2022 | H.B. 1711 | Voter | Prohibits anyone who is not blind from applying to receive an accessible ballot electronically. | Felony | Varies | https://legiscan.com/OK/text/HB1711/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
74 | Oklahoma | 2022 | H.B. 3321 | Third party/Assister | Expands the definition of illegal ballot harvesting to include distributing an absentee ballot application or request to a voter using the official letterhead of a candidate or elected official. | Misdemeanor if fewer than 10 ballots, felony if more than 10 ballots | Up to one year in county jail and a fine of up to $500 | https://legiscan.com/OK/text/HB3321/2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
75 | Oklahoma | 2022 | H.B. 3321 | Poll watcher | Requires poll watchers to appear in person and forbids their appearing via electronic devices. | Misdemeanor | Up to one year in county jail and a fine of up to $500 | https://legiscan.com/OK/text/HB3321/2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
76 | South Carolina | 2022 | S.B. 108 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits the return of more than five completed ballots in addition to one's own. | Felony | Up to five years in prison and a fine of between $100 and $1000 | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/4919.htm | ||||||||||||||||||
77 | South Carolina | 2022 | S.B. 108 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits a person from providing, offering to provide, or accepting anything of value in exchange for requesting, collecting, or delivering an absentee ballot. | Felony | Up to five years in prison and a fine of $1,000 to $5,000 | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/4919.htm | ||||||||||||||||||
78 | South Carolina | 2022 | S.B. 108 | Election official | Prohibits an election official, worker, candidate, or watcher from intentionally prematurely releasing absentee ballot results. | Felony | Not more than five years in prison and a fine of up to $1,000 | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/4919.htm | ||||||||||||||||||
79 | South Carolina | 2022 | S.B. 108 | Election official | Prohibits an election official, election worker, candidate, or watcher from publicly reporting results of ballot tabulation until after the polls are closed. | Felony | Not more than five years in prison and a fine of up to $1,000 | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/4919.htm | ||||||||||||||||||
80 | South Carolina | 2022 | S.B. 108 | Voter | Increases the penalty from a misdemeanor to a felony for a person who attempts to vote in someone else's name or otherwise fraudulently votes. | Felony | Fine of $1,000 to $5,000 and up to 5 years in prison | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/4919.htm | ||||||||||||||||||
81 | South Carolina | 2022 | S.B. 108 | Voter | Increases the penalty from a misdemeanor to a felony for a person who attempts to vote more than once in the same election. | Felony | Fine of $1,000 to $5,000 and up to 5 years in prison | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/4919.htm | ||||||||||||||||||
82 | South Carolina | 2022 | S.B. 108 | Voter | Increases the penalty from a misdemeanor to a felony for a person who attempts to impersonate another person to vote. | Felony | Fine of $1,000 to $5,000 and up to 5 years in prison | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/4919.htm | ||||||||||||||||||
83 | South Carolina | 2022 | S.B. 108 | Election worker | Increases the penalty from a misdemeanor to a felony for a poll manager who violates any of their duties. | Felony | Fine of $1,000 to $5,000 and up to 5 years in prison | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/4919.htm | ||||||||||||||||||
84 | South Carolina | 2022 | S.B. 108 | Election worker | Increases the penalty from a misdemeanor to a felony for a poll manager who commits fraud or corruption in the management of an election. | Felony | Fine of $1,000 to $5,000 and up to 5 years in prison | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/4919.htm | ||||||||||||||||||
85 | South Carolina | 2022 | S.B. 108 | Election official | Increases the penalty from a misdemeanor to a felony for an election officer who violates any of their duties. | Felony | Fine of $1,000 to $5,000 and up to 5 years in prison | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/4919.htm | ||||||||||||||||||
86 | Texas | 2021 | S.B. 1 | Election official | Prohibits election judges from knowingly providing a voter with a form for an affidavit to verify their identity if the form contains information that the judge entered on the form knowing it was false. | State jail felony | Up to 2 years in jail and a fine up to $10,000 | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/871/billtext/pdf/SB00001I.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
87 | Texas | 2021 | S.B. 1 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits vote harvesting, including knowingly providing or offering to provide vote harvesting services in exchange for compensation or other benefit, offering compensation for vote harvesting, or collecting or possessing a mail ballot or official carrier envelope in connection with vote harvesting services. | Third degree felony | 2 to 10 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000 | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/871/billtext/pdf/SB00001I.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
88 | Texas | 2021 | S.B. 1 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits providing "vote harvesting services" for compensation and providing compensation for "vote harvesting services," or direct interaction with one or more voters in the physical presence of an official ballot, ballot by mail, or an application for ballot by mail that are performed with the intention that ballot be cast for a specific candidate or measure. | Third degree felony | 2 to 10 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000 | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/871/billtext/pdf/SB00001I.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
89 | Texas | 2021 | S.B. 1 | Election official | Prohibits an election officer from intentionally or knowingly refusing to accept a watcher for service when acceptance of the watcher is required. | Class A misdemeanor | Up to one year in county jail and a fine of up to $4,000 | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/871/billtext/pdf/SB00001I.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
90 | Texas | 2021 | S.B. 1 | Election official | Prohibits a person, who is serving in an official capacity at a location at which the presence of watchers is authorized, from knowingly preventing a watcher from observing an activity or procedure the person knows the watcher is entitled to observe, including by taking any action to obstruct the view of a watcher or distance the watcher from the activity or procedure to be observed in a manner that would make observation not reasonably effective. | Class A misdemeanor (Under 35.061 of election code) | Up to one year in county jail and a fine of up to $4,000 | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/871/billtext/pdf/SB00001I.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
91 | Texas | 2021 | S.B. 1 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits someone with authority over another person in the scope of employment from knowingly refusing to permit the other person to be absent from work during early voting for the purpose of attending the polls to vote; or subjects or threatens to subject the other person to a penalty for attending the polls while early voting is in progress to vote. | Class C misdemeanor | A fine of up to $500 | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/871/billtext/pdf/SB00001I.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
92 | Texas | 2021 | S.B. 1 | Election official | Prohibits an early voting clerk or other election official from distributing mail ballots or balloting materials to anyone who did not first apply for them. | Class A misdemeanor | Up to one year in county jail and a fine of up to $4,000 | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/871/billtext/pdf/SB00001I.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
93 | Texas | 2021 | S.B. 1 | Election official | Prohibits an election official from soliciting the submission of a mail ballot application by a person who did not request one. | State jail felony | Up to 2 years in jail and a fine up to $10,000 | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/871/billtext/pdf/SB00001I.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
94 | Texas | 2021 | S.B. 1 | Election official | Prohibits an election official from distributing a mail ballot application to a person who did not request one unless otherwise authorized by law. | State jail felony | Up to 2 years in jail and a fine up to $10,000 | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/871/billtext/pdf/SB00001I.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
95 | Texas | 2021 | S.B. 1 | Election official | Prohibits an election official from authorizing the expenditure of public funds to facilitate third party distribution of an application to a person who did not request one. | State jail felony | Up to 2 years in jail and a fine up to $10,000 | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/871/billtext/pdf/SB00001I.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
96 | Texas | 2021 | S.B. 1 | Election official | Prohibits an election official from completing any portion of a mail ballot application and distrubuting the application with intent that the applicant will return the application to the early voting clerk. | State jail felony | Up to 2 years in jail and a fine up to $10,000 | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/871/billtext/pdf/SB00001I.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
97 | Texas | 2021 | S.B. 1 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits anyone from failing to complete the oath or form when assisting a voter voting by mail, unless the assistant is related to the voter within the second degree by affinity or the third degree by consanguinity. | State jail felony | Up to 2 years in jail and a fine up to $10,000 | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/871/billtext/pdf/SB00001I.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
98 | Texas | 2021 | S.B. 1 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits anyone from soliciting, receiving, or accepting compensation for assisting voters or collecting ballots. | State jail felony | Up to 2 years in jail and a fine up to $10,000 | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/871/billtext/pdf/SB00001I.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
99 | Texas | 2021 | S.B. 1 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits anyone from communicating with a court with the intention of influencing the court or judge assigned to an election-related case. The offense is a state jail felony if committed by a person acting in their official capacity as an election official. | Class A misdemeanor | Up to one year in county jail and a fine of up to $4,000 | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/871/billtext/pdf/SB00001I.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
100 | Texas | 2021 | S.B. 1 | Third party/Assister | Prohibits anyone from communicating with a court with the intention of influencing the composition of a three-judge panel. | State jail felony | Up to 2 years in jail and a fine up to $10,000 | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/871/billtext/pdf/SB00001I.pdf |