Senate Bill 313 - Safeguard Fair Elections Act

• Establishes criminal penalties including Class H felonies for threatening, intimidating, or coercing voters and election officials, with Class A1 misdemeanor charges for intimidation or coercion without threats.

• Creates automatic resignation from office and civil liability for public officials who refuse to certify actual election results without substantial evidence, with penalties up to $10,000 fine.

• Requires post-election audits to follow best practices including nonpartisan conduct, statistical soundness, and transparency, while prohibiting public officials from funding third-party forensic audits that fail to meet these standards.

• Mandates security training and threat management capabilities for election officials, including $250,000 annually for security training (2023-2025) and $2 million for establishing a threat monitoring system in 2023-2024.

• Protects election officials' personally identifiable information from public records disclosure when officials request protection due to intimidation risks, and allows judicial review in contested election races.