,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bibh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #d1   
#bjba,mr4 ,ossoff introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend section
 #bde of title #ah1 ,united ,states     
,code1 to expand protections for        
election workers1 polling places1 and   
other election infrastructure against   
threats and violence4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,election
 ,worker and ,polling ,place ,protection
 ,act4  #b4 ,federally protected        
activities ,section #bde of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in the matter 
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking   
willfully and inserting 1 or violence1  
or threat of harm to any person or      
property1 intentionally2  7,b7 in       
paragraph 7#a77;,a71 by inserting 1 or  
any agent1 contractor1 or vendor of a   
legally authorized election official    

assisting in the administration of any  
primary1 special1 or general election   
before the semicolon at the end2 and    
7,c7 in the undesignated matter         
following paragraph 7#e71 by striking of
 this section each place it appears and 
inserting of this subsection2  7#b7 by  
redesignating subsections 7c7 and 7d7 as
 subsections 7d7 and 7e71 respectively2 
and  7#c7 by inserting after subsection 
7b7 the following3  7c7 7#a7 ,whoever1  
whether or not acting under color of    
law1 intentionally physically damages or
 threatens to physically damage any     
physical property being used as a       
polling place or tabulation center or   
other election infrastructure shall be  
fined under this title1 or imprisoned   
not more than #a year1 or both2 and if  
bodily injury results from the acts     
committed in violation of this          
subsection or if such acts include the  
use1 attempted use1 or threatened use of
 a dangerous weapon1 explosives1 or fire
 shall be fined under this title1 or    

imprisoned not more than #aj years1 or  
both2 and if death results from the acts
 committed in violation of this         
subsection or if such acts include      
kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap1     
aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to
 commit aggravated sexual abuse1 or an  
attempt to kill1 shall be fined under   
this title or imprisoned for any term of
 years or for life1 or both4  7#b7 ,for 
purposes of this subsection1 de minimus 
damage or threats of de minimus damage  
to physical property1 such as graffiti1 
shall not be considered a violation of  
paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,in this          
subsection1 the term election           
infrastructure means any office of an   
election official1 staff1 worker1 or    
volunteer or any physical1 mechanical1  
or electrical device1 structure1 or     
tangible item used in the process of    
creating1 distributing1 voting1         
returning1 counting1 tabulating1        
auditing1 storing1 or other handling of 
voter registration or ballot            

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