S.1734

Removes prohibition on police presence at ballot drop boxes and polling places.

This bill removes the prohibition on police presence at ballot drop boxes and polling places that was adopted into law in 2021. Under this bill, police are once again permitted to be within 100 feet of a ballot drop box or polling place during the conduct of an election while in an official capacity. The bill also removes provisions that restricted police officers from voting at a polling place in a personal capacity, traveling to and from, or remaining within, their personal residence if that residence is within 100 feet of a polling place, and escorting to or from, or both, a polling place.