DoJ to Monitor Election in Selected Jurisdictions
First Diary. It will be brief. I haven’t seen this on Daily Kos yet.
Published today. Justice Department Again to Monitor Compliance with the Federal Voting Rights Laws on Election Day
The Justice Department today announced its plans for voting rights monitoring in jurisdictions around the country for the Nov. 3, 2020 general election. The Justice Department historically has monitored in jurisdictions in the field on election day, and is again doing so this year. The department will also take complaints from the public nationwide regarding possible violations of the federal voting rights laws through its call center.
“Federal law entrusts the Civil Rights Division with protecting the right to vote for all Americans,” said Eric S. Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. “Our federal laws protect the right of all American citizens to vote without suffering discrimination, intimidation, and harassment. The work of the Civil Rights Division around each federal general election is a continuation of its historical mission to ensure that all of our citizens can freely exercise this most fundamental American right.”
On Nov. 3, the Civil Rights Division plans to send personnel to 44 jurisdictions in 18 states to monitor for compliance with the federal voting rights laws:
I have not verified every jurisdiction, but they all look blue to me.
Two possibilities I see:
- This has been done in the past and is routine. It will be career DOJ employees, not appointees, thus less prone to blatant election interference. In fact, they may be in these areas to help prevent intimidation by the right-wing “Patriotic” Militias.
- They are going to interfere and cause all sorts of chaos.
edit: frenchconnection pointed this out:
Here’s the same release for the 2016 election. The list appears about the same. This is standard practice. www.justice.gov/…
