New legislation proposed in the U.S. House by Michigan Congressman Andy Levin would amend the Voting Rights Act to add protections for election workers facing threats and intimidation.
Levin, a Democrat who represents parts of Oakland and Macomb counties, said such threats are “an existential threat to our democracy,” and that penalties and prohibitions on them need to be clarified and enforced on the federal level.
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