# Vote Without Fear Act

This bill makes it a federal crime to intimidate, threaten, or coerce anyone who is voting or trying to vote. It also protects people who are helping with voting activities, like poll workers and election officials. The law applies to anyone who uses force, threats of violence, or other intimidation tactics to prevent someone from voting or to punish them for how they voted.

The bill creates serious consequences for voter intimidation. People convicted under this law could face significant prison time and fines. This covers a wide range of intimidating behavior—from direct threats of violence to more subtle forms of coercion like threatening someone's job or housing if they don't vote a certain way. It also protects people from being harassed or threatened because of their role in administering elections, whether they're official poll workers or volunteers helping at voting locations.

In practical terms, this law is designed to ensure that people can vote freely without fear of retaliation or intimidation. If someone threatens you because of how you plan to vote, or if they try to scare you away from the polls, that's now a federal crime. The same protection applies to election workers—if someone threatens a poll worker or election official to try to influence how they do their job, that's also covered. This is particularly important in situations where certain groups might face intimidation at polling places or where people might be pressured by employers, landlords, or others in positions of power to vote in a particular way.