Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Protect Our Local workers Act” or the “POL Act”.
Protect Our Local workers Act
A BILL
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit States to use funds made available under such Act to improve the administration of elections for the physical security of polling places and poll workers.
Sec. 2 Use of funds under HAVA for physical security of polling places and poll workers
Authorizing use of payments— Section 101(b)(1) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20901(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(I) Ensuring the physical security of election offices, including polling places, and election workers, including poll workers.”
Effective date— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to funds made available to States under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 at any time before or after the date of the enactment of this Act.