U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10927: Ballot Box Protection Act
Status: In committee, October 29, 2026
To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to prohibit destroying or damaging ballot boxes, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to prohibit destroying or damaging ballot boxes, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 29, 2026:
To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to prohibit destroying or damaging ballot boxes, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ballot Box Protection Act . SECTION 2. Destruction of ballot boxes prohibited Section 12 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 52 U.S.C. 10308 ) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (c) through (f) as subsections (d) through (g), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Whoever destroys or damages an in-person, secured, and clearly labeled boxes at which individuals may drop off voted ballots in an election for Federal office with the intent to destroy or damage a voted ballot-- (1) if no voted ballot is damaged or destroyed, shall be fined not more than $20,000 for each such box, or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both; or (2) if a voted ballot is damaged or destroyed, shall be fined not more than $20,000 for each such voted ballot, or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. ; and (3) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, is amended by adding at the end the following: Whoever conspires to violate the provisions of subsection (c) of this section shall be punished as provided under such subsection. .
Sponsors
- Josh Gottheimer (D, HD-005) · primary sponsor
- Nicole Malliotakis (R, HD-011)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Common questions
- What is HB10927?
- HB10927 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Ballot Box Protection Act.
- What does HB10927 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to prohibit destroying or damaging ballot boxes, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10927?
- In committee as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10927?
- Josh Gottheimer (D, HD-005), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB10927?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10927
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