Nevada Enacts New Laws to Protect Election Workers

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Published on May 31, 2023 - Duration: 01:31s

Nevada Enacts New Laws to Protect Election Workers

Nevada Enacts , New Laws to Protect , Election Workers.

On May 30, Nevada signed into law new legislation that would see anyone who harasses, intimidates or uses force against election workers face up to four years in prison.

On May 30, Nevada signed into law new legislation that would see anyone who harasses, intimidates or uses force against election workers face up to four years in prison.

NBC reports that the new law is aimed at deterring attacks against state and local election offices.

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According to Democratic Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, threats and intimidation against election workers across the country have increased significantly.

Aguilar attributed the increase to falsehoods and conspiracy theories revolving around former President Donald Trump's 2020 White House bid.

NBC reports that similar measures have been put in place to protect election workers in Maine, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Vermont and Washington.

The new Nevada law includes making the dissemination of an election worker's personal information without consent a felony offense.

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I want election workers to know that the secretary of state’s office has their back, Cisco Aguilar, Nevada Secretary of State, via NBC.

NBC reports that more than half of Nevada's top election officials have stepped down between the 2020 election and the midterms in 2022.

Over the same period of time, the state also saw an exodus of staff members and workers in the secretary of state's election department.

People are afraid… They are struggling just knowing that something like this can continue to happen.

And that is why this law is so needed, Cisco Aguilar, Nevada Secretary of State, via NBC.

People are afraid… They are struggling just knowing that something like this can continue to happen.

And that is why this law is so needed, Cisco Aguilar, Nevada Secretary of State, via NBC


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