Gladwyn d’SouzaGeorgia election workers Shaye Moss and her mother Ruby Freeman were threatened after the 2020 election. In December 2023, a judge ordered Donald Trump associate Rudy Giuliani to pay the pair $148 million in damages after he falsely accused them of election fraud in 2020.
the Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act would create criminal penalties for threats of violence to intimidate voters or election officials
Other initiatives include the Right to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Advancement Act, and advocating for more funding for state and local governments for the security and administration of elections.
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff introduces legislation to protect election workers, polling places from threats
This week in Congress, Sen. Jon Ossoff introduced legislation that would prevent acts of violence and threats against election workers and at poll places after Georgia election workers Shaye Moss and her mother Ruby Freeman were threatened after the 2020 election.