Senators
Ben Cardin (Md.) and Charles Schumer (N.Y.) have introduced a bill that
would impose greater criminal and civil penalties for individuals who
attempted to trick voters for political gain.
The legislation is an effort to crack down on misleading campaign literature like the 2010 Maryland “robocall” incident during the state’s gubernatorial election.
“Efforts
to mislead and confuse eligible voters by distributing false and
deceptive voting information and campaign literature is part of what
seems to be a larger strategy to keep certain voters away from the
polls,” Schumer said in a statement.
“This bill will rightly make this shameful practice illegal and will
impose strict penalties on those who lie to their fellow Americans
through false communications to try to keep them from voting.” Read more 
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