# Election Worker Protection Act of 2022

This bill is designed to protect people who work at polling places and help run elections from harassment, threats, and violence. Election workers include poll workers, election officials, and other staff who handle voting machines, count ballots, and manage the voting process on election day and during early voting periods.

The main purpose of this law is to make it a federal crime to intimidate, threaten, or physically harm election workers because of their job. It also makes it illegal to damage or destroy election equipment. The bill recognizes that election workers have faced increasing threats and harassment in recent years, sometimes making it difficult to find people willing to do this essential work. By creating federal protections, the law aims to ensure that people can safely perform their election duties without fear of retaliation or violence.

The bill applies to anyone who works in any capacity to conduct, supervise, or oversee elections—whether they're paid staff or volunteers. It covers actions taken against them because of their official duties. This means if someone threatens a poll worker or an election official because of decisions they made or work they performed, that person could face federal charges. The law also protects election equipment from being damaged or destroyed, which is critical since voting machines and ballot-counting systems are essential to running fair elections.

In practical terms, this law gives election workers and officials a federal safety net. If they experience threats or violence, they can report it to federal law enforcement, and those responsible could face federal prosecution rather than relying only on state or local authorities. This is meant to deter people from harassing or threatening election workers and to ensure that elections can be conducted safely and fairly.

Election Worker Protection Act of 2022

Klobuchar, Amy

Election Worker Protection Act of 2022 This bill addresses certain protections for election workers. Among other provisions, the bill (1) establishes grants for the recruitment, training, and safety of election workers; and (2) makes it a crime to intimidate, threaten, coerce, or harass an election worker with the intent to interfere with the official duties of, or retaliate against, the worker.