Wednesday, April 20, 2022

U.S. Election Officials Face Their Biggest Threat Yet - Jail Time

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/u-s-election-officials-face-their-biggest-threat-yet-jail-time/ar-AAWnmLu

In Arizona, a new law makes it a felony, punishable by up to 2 1/2 years in prison, followed by loss of voting rights or gun ownership, for an elections official to send a mail-in ballot to any voter who has not requested one. It's now a felony in Kentucky, with a possible five-year prison term, for an official to accept a donation or "anything of value" to assist with an election. In Florida, elections officials could face up to $25,000 in fines if they leave a ballot drop box unsupervised.

Broad new laws in Iowa and Texas make it a felony, with prison terms of up to five years in Iowa and up to two years in Texas, for elections officials who fail to follow a number of election procedures, while similar bills are pending in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma and South Carolina.

 

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