AB393,5,2020 12.01 (2) In this chapter:
AB393,5,2221 (a) "Immigration officer" means an individual who has primary responsibility
22for enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States.
AB393,5,2323 (b) "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (c).
AB393, s. 10 24Section 10. 12.10 of the statutes is created to read:
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112.10 Voter intimidation and suppression. (1) No person, with intent to
2intimidate, suppress, or deter a prospective voter from exercising his or her right to
3vote in an election, may do any of the following within 500 feet of a polling place on
4election day:
AB393,6,75 (a) Pose as a law enforcement officer or immigration officer. Posing may include
6wearing a uniform that resembles a law enforcement uniform or carrying a firearm
7or a 2-way radio.
AB393,6,98 (b) Falsely warn or imply that one or more law enforcement officers or
9immigration officers are present.
AB393,6,1010 (c) Falsely warn or imply that voting may result in incarceration.
AB393,6,1211 (d) Make a false statement concerning voter eligibility, concerning when,
12where, or how to vote in an election, or concerning the penalties for voting improperly.
AB393,6,1313 (e) Interfere with, impede, or obstruct the act of voting.
AB393,6,18 14(2) No person acting on behalf of this state or any county or municipal
15government, with intent to intimidate, suppress, or deter a prospective voter from
16exercising his or her right to vote at an election, may place a traffic or pedestrian
17barrier on a public roadway or sidewalk within 500 feet of a polling place during the
1872-hour period beginning 48 hours before and ending with election day.
AB393,6,23 19(3) No person acting on behalf of this state or any county or municipal
20government, with intent to intimidate, suppress, or deter a prospective voter from
21exercising his or her right to vote in an election, may initiate a construction project
22on a public roadway or sidewalk within 500 feet of a polling place during the 72-hour
23period beginning 48 hours before and ending with election day.
AB393,7,3 24(4) No person acting on behalf of this state or any county or municipal
25government, with intent to intimidate, suppress, or deter a prospective voter from

1exercising his or her right to vote in an election, may establish a checkpoint at which
2individuals are stopped without specific cause within 500 feet of a polling place
3during the 48-hour period beginning 24 hours before and ending with election day.
AB393,7,5 4(5) (a) No person in the presence of or within view of voters who are engaged
5in voting at a polling place on election day may do any of the following:
AB393,7,76 1. Engage in publicly identifiable action as a law enforcement officer or private
7security guard or detective or purport to be doing so.
AB393,7,98 2. Park or leave in a parked position a motor vehicle that bears the markings
9of a law enforcement officer or private security guard or detective.
AB393,7,1110 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an individual who is engaged in the act of
11voting.
AB393,7,1512 (c) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an individual who is called by a municipal
13clerk or the inspectors at a polling place to a polling place or the vicinity of a polling
14place for the purpose of delivering ballots, assisting with the closing of a polling place,
15preserving order, investigating a suspected violation of a law, or enforcing a law.
AB393,7,1816 (d) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an individual who is engaged in routine
17action to enforce or investigate an alleged violation of a law unrelated to the election
18that is being held.
AB393,7,22 19(6) No person, by means of distribution, dissemination, transmission,
20broadcast, or posting, may falsely warn of or imply, with intent to intimidate,
21suppress, or deter a prospective voter from exercising his or her right to vote in an
22election, any of the following:
AB393,7,2323 (a) The presence of law enforcement or immigration officers at a polling place.
AB393,7,2524 (b) That voting in the election may result in arrest, conviction, forfeitures,
25fines, or imprisonment.
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1(c) That voting in the election may result in deportation, academic discipline,
2loss of academic standing, loss of child custody or placement, or loss of financial
3benefits.
AB393,8,7 4(7) No person, by means of distribution, dissemination, transmission,
5broadcast, or posting, may falsely warn of or imply, with intent to intimidate,
6suppress, or deter a prospective voter from exercising his or her right to vote in an
7election, that any of the following will disqualify an elector from voting:
AB393,8,88 (a) An outstanding parking or traffic citation.
AB393,8,99 (b) Outstanding child support obligations.
AB393,8,1010 (c) Overdue rent.
AB393,8,1111 (d) An arrest warrant.
AB393,8,1212 (e) A criminal arrest or conviction history, except as provided in s. 6.03 (1) (b).
AB393,8,1313 (f) A civil arrest or conviction history.
AB393,8,1414 (g) Nonresident student status at an institution of higher education.
AB393,8,18 15(8) No person, by means of distribution, dissemination, transmission,
16broadcast, or posting, may make a false statement concerning voter eligibility,
17concerning when, where, or how to vote in an election, or concerning the penalties
18for voting improperly.
AB393,8,21 19(9) No person, with intent to intimidate, suppress, or deter a prospective voter
20from exercising his or her right to vote in an election, may urge a prospective voter
21not to complete or return an absentee ballot.
AB393, s. 11 22Section 11. 12.60 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB393,8,2423 12.60 (1) (a) Whoever violates s. 12.09, 12.10, 12.11 or 12.13 (1), (2) (b) 1. to 7.
24or (3) (a), (e), (f), (j), (k), (L), (m), (y) or (z) is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB393, s. 12 25Section 12. 12.60 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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112.60 (4) Prosecutions under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance
2with s. 11.61 (2), except that prosecutions for alleged violations of s. 12.10 may be
3brought by the district attorney for the county where the violation is alleged to occur
4or by the attorney general
.
AB393, s. 13 5Section 13. 12.61 of the statutes is created to read:
AB393,9,18 612.61 Voter intimidation and suppression; enforcement. (1) Any elector
7may sue for injunctive relief to compel compliance with s. 12.10. Before commencing
8an action under this subsection, an elector shall file a verified complaint with the
9district attorney for the county where the violation is alleged to occur and the
10attorney general alleging such facts as are within his or her knowledge to show
11probable cause to believe that a violation has occurred or is proposed to occur. If the
12district attorney and the attorney general both refuse or otherwise fail to commence
13an action within 10 days of the filing of the complaint, the elector may commence an
14action. Separate from any other bond which may be required by the court, the elector
15may be required to post a surety bond in an amount determined by the court
16sufficient to cover the actual costs, including reasonable attorney fees, of both
17parties. If the elector's action is not successful, he or she shall pay the costs of the
18action.
AB393,9,24 19(2) Any person who is injured by a violation of s. 12.10 may bring a civil action
20against the alleged violator for damages resulting from the violation. If the court
21finds that an injury resulted from the violation, the court shall award compensatory
22damages to the injured party, plus exemplary damages of not less than $100. The
23court shall also award the actual and necessary costs of the action, including
24reasonable attorney fees, to the injured party if he or she prevails.
AB393, s. 14 25Section 14. 165.25 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
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1165.25 (12) Voter intimidation and suppression. Investigate and prosecute
2violations of s. 12.10. All expenses of the proceedings shall be paid from the
3appropriation under s. 20.455 (1) (d).
AB393, s. 15 4Section 15. 978.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB393,10,205 978.05 (1) Criminal actions. Except as otherwise provided by law, prosecute
6all criminal actions before any court within his or her prosecutorial unit and have
7sole responsibility for prosecution of all criminal actions arising from violations of
8chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19, except actions arising from
9violations of s. 12.10,
and have sole responsibility for prosecution of criminal actions
10arising
from violations of other laws arising from or in relation to the official
11functions of the subject of the investigation or any matter that involves elections,
12ethics, or lobbying regulation under chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of
13ch. 19, except actions arising from violations of s. 12.10, that are alleged to be
14committed by a resident of his or her prosecutorial unit, or if alleged to be committed
15by a nonresident of this state, that are alleged to occur in his or her prosecutorial unit
16unless another prosecutor is substituted under s. 5.05 (2m) (i) or this chapter or by
17referral of the government accountability board under s. 5.05 (2m) (c) 15. or 16. For
18purposes of this subsection, a person other than a natural person is a resident of a
19prosecutorial unit if the person's principal place of operation is located in that
20prosecutorial unit.
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