HB0590In Committee

Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 40.

Under this bill, if a person is convicted of a violation of the following, the court must impose an additional $1,000 fine, in addition to any other penalties provided under law, which fine will be deposited in the reward pool fund:<br /> <br /> (1) Procurement or inducement for a person to engage in misconduct in performance of duties for the purpose of misleading another; or procurement or inducement regarding a false swearing or affirming;<br /> (2) Unlawful possession of official registration or election supplies;<br /> (3) False entries on official registration or election documents;<br /> (4) Procuring illegal vote; or<br /> (5) Tampering with, mutilating, or defacing voting machine.<br /> <br /> The "reward pool fund" is a special account in the state general fund consisting of monetary donations and gifts made by private citizens and corporations for the purpose of offering a reward or enhancing a state-funded reward for information leading to the apprehension, arrest, and conviction of a person or persons who have committed, attempted to commit, or conspired to commit a criminal offense in this state.<br /> <br />

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Overview

Under this bill, if a person is convicted of a violation of the following, the court must impose an additional $1,000 fine, in addition to any other penalties provided under law, which fine will be deposited in the reward pool fund:<br /> <br /> (1) Procurement or inducement for a person to engage in misconduct in performance of duties for the purpose of misleading another; or procurement or inducement regarding a false swearing or affirming;<br /> (2) Unlawful possession of official registration or election supplies;<br /> (3) False entries on official registration or election documents;<br /> (4) Procuring illegal vote; or<br /> (5) Tampering with, mutilating, or defacing voting machine.<br /> <br /> The "reward pool fund" is a special account in the state general fund consisting of monetary donations and gifts made by private citizens and corporations for the purpose of offering a reward or enhancing a state-funded reward for information leading to the apprehension, arrest, and conviction of a person or persons who have committed, attempted to commit, or conspired to commit a criminal offense in this state.<br /> <br />

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Sponsor

Thompson, Dwayne

Details
Session

111th General Assembly

Introduced

February 4, 2019

Last Action

March 13, 2019

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Committee

Subjects
Election Laws

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