BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A legislative panel is considering elevating some election fraud violations from misdemeanor to felony status.
First Assistant Secretary of State Tom Schedler told The Advocate Thursday the recommendations were submitted to Louisiana's district attorneys and sheriffs for review. Schedler said only those that pass muster with those two groups would be pursued when the state Legislature convenes again next year.
The recommendations cover bribery of voters; bribery, threats or intimidation of public officials or candidates; tampering with election equipment; threats or intimidation of voters; and offenses involving registration, election fraud or forgery and those involving election commissioners, poll watchers and officials.
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