Bill Introduced to Exclude Poll Worker Stipends from Federal Taxes

# House Democrats Introduce Poll Worker Tax Relief Bill House Democrats are introducing a proposal on Wednesday that would give tax relief to election poll workers. The legislation, led by Rep. Joe Morelle, a New York Democrat, would ensure that the stipend poll workers receive for working elections no longer counts as gross income for federal income tax purposes.

The measure was obtained first by CNBC. Rep.

Democratic Cosponsors and Leadership Role Democratic Reps.

Terri Sewell of Alabama and Norma Torres of California are cosponsors of the bill. Rep. Joe Morelle is the top Democrat on the House committee with jurisdiction over federal elections.

He is leading efforts to counter President Donald Trump's election priorities, which include reining in mail voting, requiring voter identification at the ballot box, and proof of citizenship to register in federal elections. Rep. Joe Morelle has spoken out about the need to protect election workers in the wake of the 2020 election.

Donald Trump has claimed he won the 2020 election.

Context on Election Worker Challenges The Bipartisan Policy Center found in 2025 that the rate of turnover among election workers has increased steadily since 2000 and picked up pace after 2020.

This turnover rate data underscores ongoing issues in maintaining election staff.

Republican Tax Event on Same Day Republicans held a Tax Day press conference on Wednesday morning.

At the event, they are touting aspects of their 2025 tax and spending bill, including proposals like no tax on tips and no tax on overtime. The 2025 package extended many tax cuts from Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Rep.

Public Opinion on Taxes and Recent Legislation A Gallup poll released last week found that a majority of Americans said they are overpaying for taxes.

Roughly 60% of Americans surveyed since 2023 have said they are overpaying for taxes, according to Gallup, including 59% of those polled this year. Just 32% of those polled by the Pew Research Center approved of the 2025 tax and spending package shortly after its passage.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries posted to X on Tuesday, "The Republican One Big Ugly Bill ripped away healthcare from millions of Americans.

To provide massive tax breaks to their billionaire donors and explode the debt.

Disgraceful."