A growing number of states are considering restrictions on guns near voting sites to better protect voters, election administrators, and poll workers from threats of violence and intimidation during a fraught election year.
At least a half-dozen states have introduced legislation this year to clearly ban firearms at polling locations or expand existing restrictions, in response to concerns stemming from the 2020 election and subsequent events.
Few laws explicitly address carrying guns at ballot drop box sites or election offices, with some states prohibiting open carry at voting sites but allowing concealed carry.
"Guns and voting don't mix... People should be able to go to the polls and cast their ballots free of intimidation or worry about the presence of firearms," stated Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, emphasizing the right to vote without violence or intimidation.
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