Election Worker Protection Act of 2025

The bill would create grants for recruitment, training, and safety. It would expand privacy protections for workers' personal data and make harassment and interference federal crimes with new penalties.

• Election workers and volunteers: Would fund state grants to recruit and train poll workers and election volunteers for federal elections with an emphasis on accessibility, cultural competence, youth, and diversity. Grant recipients must report activities within 180 days and grants may use a formula based on each state's share of the voting‑age population with up to 3 percent available for administrative costs.
• State and local election officials and records managers: Would authorize funding to redact or remove personally identifiable information from public records, modify databases, create confidential opt‑out systems, and require regular reporting to Congress and to the Comptroller General.
• Federal law enforcement and prosecutors: Would add criminal prohibitions against harassment, intimidation, doxxing, and interference with tabulation or processing, impose penalties up to $100,000 in fines and up to 5 years in prison, and require enhanced DOJ training and FBI investigation capacity.