Provides police officers may be present at senior residential center or school being used as polling place under certain circumstances; requires school to establish election day security plan.
This bill requires public schools serving as polling places to create security plans ensuring voters cannot access or interact with students during elections. The plan must include a locked, separate voting area if school is in session, provided the school can implement it. It also clarifies that police officers may be present at senior residential centers or schools used as polling places only if requested by the center/school, must wear plain clothes, and cannot interfere with voters. Schools must notify election officials seven days before an election if requesting police presence, and all such requests trigger a chain of notifications to county and state election offices. The security plan requirement takes effect for the first election after the bill's enactment.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
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2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
Co
Kristin Corrado
RRepublican
Co
Tony Bucco
RRepublican
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