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(142,245 posts) Fri Nov 1, 2024, 06:49 PM Nov 1

DOJ to monitor polls in 27 states for compliance with voting rights laws

Source: Axios

5 hours ago

The Justice Department announced Friday it will monitor polls in 27 states for compliance with federal voting rights laws on Election Day.

The big picture: Although the DOJ regularly monitors polls, unprecedented steps are being taken to protect election workers and ballots as concerns mount about voter intimidation, fraud and even violence at the polls.

A series of arson attacks on ballot boxes in Oregon and Washington have reemphasized questions about security on Election Day.

Zoom in: The DOJ said it will monitor 86 jurisdictions on Tuesday.

The Justice Department, which enforces federal voting rights laws, regularly deploys its staff to monitor for compliance during elections.
Tuesday's effort will be coordinated by the DOJ's Civil Rights Division, which will maintain contact with state and local election officials throughout the day.
Monitors will include those working in the Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Attorneys' Office and the Office of Personnel Management.

Zoom out: Republican lawmakers in Missouri and Florida are seeking to block the DOJ from polling sites.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2024/11/01/election-day-polls-monitor-doj

Link to DOJ PRESS RELEASE - Justice Department to Monitor Polls in 27 States for Compliance with Federal Voting Rights Laws

LIST FROM THE PRESS RELEASE

For the general election, the department will monitor for compliance with federal voting rights laws on Election Day in 86 jurisdictions, including:

Bethel Census Area, Alaska;
Dillingham Census Area, Alaska;
Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska;
North Slope Borough, Alaska;
Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska;
Apache County, Arizona;
Maricopa County, Arizona;
Pima County, Arizona;
Yuma County, Arizona;
San Joaquin County, California;
Broward County, Florida;
Miami-Dade County, Florida;
Orange County, Florida;
Osceola County, Florida;
Cobb County, Georgia;
DeKalb County, Georgia;
Fulton County, Georgia;
Gwinnett County, Georgia;
Macon-Bibb County, Georgia;
Jefferson County, Kentucky;
Kenton County, Kentucky;
City of Everett, Massachusetts;
City of Fitchburg, Massachusetts;
City of Leominster, Massachusetts;
City of Lowell, Massachusetts;
City of Malden, Massachusetts;
City of Methuen, Massachusetts;
City of Quincy, Massachusetts;
City of Salem, Massachusetts;
Prince George’s County, Maryland;
City of Ann Arbor, Michigan;
City of Detroit, Michigan;
City of Flint, Michigan;
City of Grand Rapids, Michigan;
City of Hamtramck, Michigan;
City of Warren, Michigan;
Hennepin County, Minnesota;
City of Minneapolis, Minnesota;
Ramsey County, Minnesota;
Covington County, Mississippi;
Scott County, Mississippi;
Warren County, Mississippi;
City of St. Louis, Missouri;
Blaine County, Montana;
Alamance County, North Carolina;
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina;
Wake County, North Carolina;
Bergen County, New Jersey;
Middlesex County, New Jersey;
Union County, New Jersey;
Bernalillo County, New Mexico;
Cibola County, New Mexico;
Clark County, Nevada;
Queens, New York;
Cuyahoga County, Ohio;
Portage County, Ohio;
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania;
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania;
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania;
City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island;
City of Providence, Rhode Island;
City of Woonsocket, Rhode Island;
Charleston County, South Carolina;
Bennett County, South Dakota;
Jackson County, South Dakota;
Minnehaha County, South Dakota;
Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota;
Atascosa County, Texas;
Bexar County, Texas;
Dallas County, Texas;
Frio County, Texas;
Harris County, Texas;
Hays County, Texas;
Palo Pinto County, Texas;
Waller County, Texas;
San Juan County, Utah;
Hanover County, Virginia;
Henrico County, Virginia;
Loudoun County, Virginia;
City of Manassas, Virginia;
City of Manassas Park, Virginia;
Prince William County, Virginia;
Town of Lawrence (Rusk County), Wisconsin;
City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Town of Thornapple, Wisconsin; and
City of Wausau, Wisconsin.