Officials would face limits on armed presence at voting places

A person acting under state or federal official authority would be barred from ordering or authorizing troops or armed people at a voting place during the stated election period. This covers any place used for voting, including parking areas, and people acting or claiming to act under state or federal official authority. The restriction would not apply when the force is needed to repel armed enemies of the United States. It would not prevent service members from voting. It would not apply to law enforcement required by law, responding to a specific emergency or disturbance, or responding to a request from an election officer with authority over that election. A person affected by a violation could ask a court to stop it. The court could award reasonable legal fees to the winning party or order a civil penalty based on the seriousness of the violation. If it becomes law, this section would apply to elections held on or after that date. The restricted period would start 17 days before an election and end when the voting place closes on election day.

State and county election boards would have to keep listed voter details confidential and could not share them with the federal government or a federal agency without a judge-signed court order or arrest warrant. The listed details include social security and voter registration numbers, birth dates, contact information, the agency where a person registered, and voter identification photographs or copies held by state or county election boards. Boards could publicly release combined data if no individual could be identified from it. A disclosure that violates this rule would not by itself create a right to sue. That limit would not apply if the disclosure resulted from gross negligence, wanton conduct, or intentional wrongdoing that could otherwise be sued over. This section would take effect when the bill becomes law.