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SC H3518

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jermaine Johnson

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Origin

House of Representatives

126th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates criminal offense for interfering with, threatening, coercing, or intimidating election officials while performing their duties, punishable by up to 3 years imprisonment and/or $5,000 fine

  • Prohibits publicly sharing personal information (home address, phone numbers, photos, vehicle details) of election officials or their family members when it poses an imminent safety threat

  • Bans unauthorized access to or tampering with voting systems, electronic poll books, election management systems, and election night reporting systems, as well as publishing passwords or confidential system information

  • Allows election officials to request removal of their personal information from government websites and public internet records

  • Authorizes the Attorney General, solicitors, or election officials to bring civil actions to prevent violations, with penalties up to $1,000 per violation plus damages and attorney's fees

Legislative Description

Election Official Protection Act

Last Action

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Williams

2/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary12/5/2024

Full Bill Text

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