Relating to penalties for intimidation and harassment of election officials and election interference; creating criminal offenses.

SB 891 creates new criminal offenses for intimidating or harassing election officials and interfering with elections. It directly affects election officials (including local canvassing members, county auditors, and city secretaries), their family members, and individuals in dating relationships with them. The bill prohibits repeated conduct that causes fear of bodily harm, death, or property damage to these individuals, defining specific threatening actions like threats to family members or property. Penalties apply when such conduct would reasonably cause a person to fear harm or feel harassed, as outlined in the new Chapter 280 of the Election Code.