§ 168.931bProhibition on intimidation of or interference with election workers; violation;

penalties; application to constitutionally protected activities; definitions.
 Sec. 931b.
    (1) An individual who intimidates an election official because of the election official's status
 as an election official, with the specific intent of interfering with the performance of that
 election official's election-related duties, is guilty of a crime as provided under subsection (3).
    (2) An individual who prevents an election official from performing the election official's
 duties in conducting an election is guilty of a crime as provided under subsection (3).
    (3) An individual who violates subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of a crime as follows:
    (a) For a first offense, the individual is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
 imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
    (b) For a second offense, the individual is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
 imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.
    (c) For a third or subsequent offense, the individual is guilty of a felony.
    (4) This section does not apply to constitutionally protected activity, including, but not
 limited to, engaging in reporting, news gathering, protesting, lobbying, advocacy, or other
 activities intended to inform or influence the public or public officials, including election
 officials, on matters of public interest or public concern.
    (5) As used in this section:
    (a) "Duties" include, but are not limited to, any of the following:
    (i) Creating, disseminating, collecting, or delivering applications or ballots, including absent
 voter ballots or absent voter ballot applications.
    (ii) Registering voters.
    (iii) Opening, closing, and maintaining order at polling places, early voting sites, and absent
 voter counting board locations.
    (iv) Processing and assisting voters at polling places or early voting sites.
    (v) Processing and tabulating ballots at polling places, early voting sites, and absent voter
 counting board locations.
    (vi) Tallying ballots at polling places and absent voter counting board locations.
    (vii) Certifying election results by a board of county canvassers or the board of state
 canvassers.
    (b) "Election official" means a public officer, public employee, election inspector, member
 of the board of state canvassers, member of a board of county canvassers, member of an
 absent voter counting board, or a county, city, or township clerk who has a duty to perform in
 connection with an election conducted under this act.
    (c) "Intimidate" means a willful course of conduct involving harassment of another
 individual that is intended to cause the individual to fear physical injury, that would cause a
 reasonable individual to fear physical injury, and that actually causes the individual to fear
 physical injury. Intimidate does not include constitutionally protected activity or conduct that
 serves a legitimate purpose.



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