Election offenses; intimidation and threats toward election officials, penalty.
Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Passed first chamber
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 12
- Latest action
- Feb 24, 2026
What it does
Elections; election offenses; intimidation and threats toward election officials; penalty. Removes the requirement that a person willfully hinder or prevent an election official from administering elections in order to be found guilty of intimidation and threats toward such official, which is a Class 5 felony under current law.
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in Virginia.