DOJ to deploy poll-watchers to 28 states on Tuesday

CBS NEWS online ^ | November 7, 2016 | REBECCA SHABAD

[EinNYC]

The Justice Department announced Monday that it is deploying more than 500 people to 67 different jurisdictions Tuesday to monitor polls during the general election.

The personnel are from the department’s civil rights division and they are deploying to jurisdictions in 28 states to help enforce the federal voting rights laws that protect voters’ access to ballots on Election Day.

“As always, our personnel will perform these duties impartially, with one goal in mind: to see to it that every eligible voter can participate in our elections to the full extent that federal law provides,” Attorney General Loretta Lynch said in a statement. “The department is deeply committed to the fair and unbiased application of our voting rights laws and we will work tirelessly to ensure that every eligible person that wants to do so is able to cast a ballot.”

The department said its poll-watchers will gather information on whether voters are “subject to different voting qualifications or procedures on the basis of race, color or membership in a language minority groups.” The personnel will also see whether jurisdictions allow voters who are blind, have a disability or who can’t read or write can receive assistance or the ability to cast a private and independent ballot.

Some of the deployed personnel, the department said, speak Spanish as well as a number of Asian and Native American languages.

This comes as Donald Trump tells his supporters to act as poll-watchers on Election Day because of possible voter fraud and as Democrats accuse Trump and the GOP of engaging in voter intimidation in several states.

Poll monitors will also look to see that jurisdictions comply with the National Voter Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act’s provisional ballot requirements.

The Justice Department dispatches poll watchers for every election. In 2012, the Justice Department sent 780 monitors to 23 states, but DOJ officials warned in October that there would actually be fewer trained election observers this year because of the Supreme Court opinion that invalidated a key part of the Voting Rights Act.

The department is deploying monitors to the following 67 jurisdictions:

Bethel Census Area, Alaska;

Dillingham Census Area, Alaska;

Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska;

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska;

Maricopa County, Arizona;

Navajo County, Arizona;

Alameda County, California;

Napa County, California;

Siskiyou County, California;

East Hartford, Connecticut;

Farmington, Connecticut;

Hartford, Connecticut;

Middletown, Connecticut;

New Britain, Connecticut;

Newington, Connecticut;

West Hartford, Connecticut;

Hillsborough County, Florida;

Lee County, Florida;

Miami-Dade County, Florida;

Orange County, Florida;

Palm Beach County, Florida;

Fulton County, Georgia;

Gwinnett County, Georgia;

Hancock County, Georgia;

Chicago, Illinois;

Cook County, Illinois;

Finney County, Kansas;

Orleans Parish, Louisiana;

Quincy, Massachusetts;

Dearborn Heights, Michigan;

Detroit, Michigan;

Hamtramck, Michigan;

St. Louis, Missouri;

Douglas County, Nebraska;

Mineral County, Nevada;

Washoe County, Nevada;

Middlesex County, New Jersey;

Cibola County, New Mexico;

Kings County, New York;

Orange County, New York;

Queens County, New York;

Cumberland County, North Carolina;

Forsyth County, North Carolina;

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina;

Robeson County, North Carolina;

Wake County, North Carolina;

Benson County, North Dakota;

Rolette County, North Dakota;

Cuyahoga County, Ohio;

Franklin County, Ohio;

Hamilton County, Ohio;

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania;

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania;

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania;

Pawtucket, Rhode Island;

Providence, Rhode Island;

Bennett County, South Dakota;

Jackson County, South Dakota;

Oglala Lakota County; South Dakota;

Shelby County, Tennessee;

Dallas County, Texas;

Harris County, Texas;

Waller County, Texas;

San Juan County, Utah;

Fairfax County, Virginia;

Prince William County, Virginia, and

Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

[EinNYC]

I well remember how the UFT version of the Dumbocrat party, the Unity Caucus, stole the election of UFT rep at my school. The candidate from another caucus, who really stood up for their teacher constituents and kept the abusive administration off their backs, won the election by several votes. The disgruntled loser, a member of the Unity Caucus (you can be absolutely sure ALL Unity members will vote for Hillary), called in the UFT to "oversee" a recount. Surprise, surprise, the Unity candidate, a complete kiss-up to the administration, "won" the recounted election by 10 votes. This piece of garbage then proceeded to deliver up teachers on a platter to the abusive administration (for stuff like, not changing failing grades to passing grades and thus making him look good, etc.).

If this utterly corrupt DOJ is "supervising" the election, I have the strongest feeling that they will do the same thing as the Unity Caucus did in the above-described election. They will intimidate voters, they will point the illiterate (Can you BELIEVE absolutely illiterate people are allowed to vote? How would they possibly know who or what they voted for????) to voting for Hillary & their other libtard stooges, etc.

[Bratch]

[Trumplican]

Justice Dept. Haha. Now I feel confident that the election results will be fair. /s

[SMARTY]

NOT to assure fairness for EVERYONE’S vote... but to ASSURE THEIR cheating may go on without interruption!

That’s ALL it is!

[butlerweave]

but when Trump wants to do this it’s Intimidation and Voter Suppression

[manc]

I see Broward county which is known for voter fraud, which has already been caught filling out new ballots in a closed room is not being watched.

[rktman]

So they can clamp down on conservatives just in case they try to interfere (?) with voting? Progs? Free pass. Carry on. Guess they need to change the name to Department of Injustice.

[Adder]

Sounds like voter intimidation to me...

EFF these people. They WANT us to be the banana republic they think we are...
I just hope Trump get overwhelming numbers that they cannot hide...

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

As if the DOJ with Loretta Lynch and with Podesta blood-brother Peter Kadzik is going to do anything but protect Democrat voters and bury Democrat voter fraud.

The Fix is in. Hitlery is all but elected.

[butlerweave]

The DHS is way too busy importing Obama’s Illegals and busing them to vote

[M Kehoe]

The U.S. Department of Justice is corrupt.

It has become the U.S. Department of Just Us.

Thanks Baraq H. 0bama.

5.56mm

[cincinnati65]

Got to protect those historical liberal districts. If there’s any conservative districts they’re token districts. The liberal districts are in the population centers.

[vooch]

DOJ wants to protect illegals voting

[Know et al]

November 9 headlines:

With final precincts counted, Clinton wins, 56% to Trumps 49%.

[Henchster]

Lee County, Florida; Miami-Dade County, Florida; Orange County, Florida; Palm Beach County, Florida;

But NOT Broward where Hillay's stooge Snipes was caught illegally opening early ballots?

[Lurkinanloomin]

As always, our personnel will perform these duties impartially, with one goal in mind: to see to it that every eligible voter can participate in our elections to the full extent that federal law provides,” Attorney General Loretta Lynch said...
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Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha, please, you’re killin’ me....

[knarf]

Every ONE on the list are democrat strongholds

They're 8 years older now ... do the math

[ObozoMustGo2012]

[DOJ wants to protect illegals voting]

That’s EXACTLY it!! I could tell just by looking at the counties.

Middlesex NJ has a HUGE illegal population.

[BlueYonder]

Let’s have a show of hands.

Put your hand up if you want to sue the US Federal Government for violating Equal Protection under the 14th Amendment.

Why are they “protecting” some but not all????

[ExTexasRedhead]

Slime watching the polls, really?