Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that would classify illegal voting as a felony.

Highlights:

• Classifies illegal voting as a second degree felony (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that if the person is convicted of attempted illegal voting it becomes a state jail felony (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that the law enacted in this bill only applies to offenses committed on or after the effective date of this bill (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that illegal voting includes (Sec. 1): 

• Intentionally and knowingly voting in an election when there is a particular situation making that person ineligible to vote;

• Attempting to vote twice in one election;

• Voting on another person's ballot; 

• Marking another person’s ballot without their consent or specific direction from that other person; and

• Voting or attempting to vote in two states in the same election on the same day. 

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