Federal law would ban destroying or damaging ballot boxes
H.R. 10927 — To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to prohibit destroying or damaging ballot boxes, and for other purposes. · Filed by Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Oct 29, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill would change the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It would make it a federal crime to destroy or damage ballot boxes. The full text does not say what the penalties would be. It does not say how the rule would be enforced.
Who it affects
Citizens who vote would be affected. The bill protects ballot boxes so votes are not lost or damaged.
One thing to notice
The bill title does not say what counts as damage. It does not say what the punishment would be.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Oct 29, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 29, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Voting Rights Act of 1965 — A federal law that protects people's right to vote and stops unfair voting rules.
- federal crime — A crime that breaks a federal law and is handled by the federal government.
- ballot boxes — Containers where people put their votes to be counted.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Oct 31, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,927 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-11-02.
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