Unfortunately as we have witnessed during previous elections, many can go to great lengths to intimidate voters, hoping to influence the election in a certain way. Those carrying out deceptive and harassing measures have gone unpunished. Senators Obama and Schumer introduced a bill today that would make such activity a federal crime. An editorial in today's New York Times praises their efforts and outlines the bill's implications. It makes it a crime to knowingly tell voters the wrong day for an election. There have been numerous reports of organized efforts to use telephones, leaflets or posters to tell voters, especially in minority areas, not to vote on Election Day because voting has been postponed. The bill would also criminalize making false claims to voters about who has endorsed a candidate, or wrongly telling people — like immigrants who are registered voters in Orange County — that they cannot vote.