Amy Klobuchar
Role at the time: U.S. senator from Minnesota and co-sponsor of the Protect Our Polls Act
Condemned
Statement summary
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), a co-sponsor of the Protect Our Polls Act, said there are concerns that federal officers could be deployed to polling locations to intimidate voters, and that the bill reiterates that such attempts at voter intimidation are unlawful.
“Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy and the freedom to vote is fundamental Yet we continue to see unprecedented attacks on our democracy and on voting rights, as well as concerns that federal officers could be deployed to polling locations to intimidate voters. This legislation reiterates that those attempts at voter intimidation are unlawful and protects Americans’ constitutional right to vote.”