Chris Tully voted Yea (Concurrence Vote) on this Legislation.
Title: Limits Police Presence at Voting Locations
Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that limits police presence at voting locations.
Limits police presence at polling places and ballot drop boxes (Sec. 1).
Specifies the election board or the superintendent of elections in the county in which an election is held may contact a law enforcement agency as defined in R.S.19:6-16 if information is obtained prior to the election that in the judgment of the election board or superintendent of elections should be communicated to a law enforcement agency (Sec. 1).
Specifies subsection shall not be deemed to prohibit a police officer who is a candidate for an office whose name appears upon the ballot to be voted for an election from acting as a challenger during that election as may be permitted by another provision of law for a candidate to act as a challenger (Sec. 2).
Repeals criminal penalty for violations under section (Sec. 2).
Defines “law enforcement agency”, “law enforcement officer” (Sec. 3).
Prohibits electioneering within 100 feet of ballot drop box (Sec. 4).
Title: Limits Police Presence at Voting Locations
Vote to amend and pass a bill that limits police presence at voting locations.
Limits police presence at polling places and ballot drop boxes (Sec. 1).
Specifies the election board or the superintendent of elections in the county in which an election is held may contact a law enforcement agency as defined in R.S.19:6-16 if information is obtained prior to the election that in the judgment of the election board or superintendent of elections should be communicated to a law enforcement agency (Sec. 1).
Specifies subsection shall not be deemed to prohibit a police officer who is a candidate for an office whose name appears upon the ballot to be voted for an election from acting as a challenger during that election as may be permitted by another provision of law for a candidate to act as a challenger (Sec. 2).
Repeals criminal penalty for violations under section (Sec. 2).
Defines “law enforcement agency”, “law enforcement officer” (Sec. 3).
Prohibits electioneering within 100 feet of ballot drop box (Sec. 4).
Title: Limits Police Presence at Voting Locations