Bills would ban guns at Michigan polls, punish election worker harassment
Michigan House Democrats have introduced a small package of bills they say will protect election officials and workers by increasing penalties for harassment and banning guns from voting locations.
The three bills follow promises that Democrats have made early in this new legislature – where they hold majorities in both chambers – to further secure Michigan’s elections.
House Bill 4128, introduced by Detroit Rep. Stephanie Young, would make it illegal to possess a firearm at or 100 feet from polling places, ballot drop boxes, early voting locations and absentee vote counting boards.
House Bill 4129 would make it a felony to intimidate an election official or worker or prevent them from carrying out official duties.
House Bill 4130 puts the maximum penalty at five years in prison. Both bills were introduced by Holt Rep. Kara Hope, whose 2021 bill to criminalize election worker harassment never got a hearing.
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As it well should be!
