Posted on 10/30/2020 1:20:36 PM PDT by ransomnote
Continuing a longstanding Justice Department tradition, Attorney General William P. Barr today issued the following statement: “Americans have the opportunity once again to help shape the future of this nation by exercising their right to vote. It is a right that forms the foundation of our democratic system of government, and is precious to all Americans. The Department of Justice will work tirelessly alongside other federal, state, and local agencies to protect that right as it is administered by state and local jurisdictions across the nation.”
In anticipation of the upcoming general elections, the Department of Justice today provided information about its particular efforts, through the Criminal Division, Civil Rights Division, and National Security Division, to ensure that all qualified voters have the opportunity to cast their ballots and have their votes counted free of discrimination, intimidation, or fraud in the election process.
Criminal Division and the Department’s 94 U.S. Attorney’s Offices:
The department’s Criminal Division oversees the enforcement of federal laws that criminalize certain forms of election fraud and vindicate the integrity of the federal election process.
The Criminal Division’s Public Integrity Section and the department’s 94 U.S. Attorney’s Offices are responsible for enforcing the federal criminal laws that prohibit various forms of election fraud, such as destruction of ballots, vote-buying, multiple voting, submission of fraudulent ballots or registrations, and alteration of votes, and malfeasance by postal or election officials and employees. The Criminal Division is also responsible for enforcing federal criminal law prohibiting voter intimidation for reasons other than race, color, national origin, or religion (as noted below, voter intimidation that has a basis in race, color, national origin, or religion is addressed by the Civil Rights Division).
The U.S. Attorney’s Offices around the country designate Assistant U.S. Attorneys who serve as District Election Officers (DEOs) in the respective Districts. DEOs are responsible for overseeing potential election-crime matters in their Districts, and for coordinating with the department’s election-crime experts in Washington, D.C.
From now through Nov. 3, 2020, the U.S. Attorney’s Offices will work with specially trained FBI personnel in each district to ensure that complaints from the public involving possible election fraud are handled appropriately. Specifically:
All complaints related to violence, threats of violence, or intimidation at a polling place should be reported first to local police authorities by calling 911; after alerting local law enforcement to such emergencies by calling 911, the public should contact the department.
Civil Rights Division:
The department's Civil Rights Division is responsible for ensuring compliance with the civil provisions of federal statutes that protect the right to vote, and with the criminal provisions of federal statutes prohibiting discriminatory interference with that right.
The Civil Rights Division’s Voting Section enforces the civil provisions of a wide range of federal statutes that protect the right to vote including: the Voting Rights Act; the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act; the National Voter Registration Act; the Help America Vote Act; and the Civil Rights Acts. Among other things, collectively, these laws:
The Civil Rights Division’s Disability Rights Section enforces the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that prohibits discrimination in voting based on disability.
The Civil Rights Division’s Criminal Section enforces federal criminal statutes that prohibit voter intimidation and vote suppression based on race, color, national origin, or religion.
On Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020, the Civil Rights Division will implement a comprehensive program to help ensure the right to vote that will include the following:
National Security Division:
The department's National Security Division supervises the investigation and prosecution of cases affecting or relating to national security, including any cases involving foreign interference in elections or violent extremist threats to elections. In this context:
As in past elections, on Nov. 3, 2020, the National Security Division will work closely with counterparts at the FBI and our U.S. Attorney’s Offices to protect our nation’s elections from any national security threats. In particular, attorneys from both sections will be partnered with FBI Headquarters components to provide support to U.S. Attorney’s Offices and FBI Field Offices to counter any such threats. Again, complaints related to violence, threats of violence, or intimidation at a polling place should always be reported immediately to local authorities by calling 911 and, after local authorities are contacted, then should also be reported to the department.
Both protecting the right to vote and combating election fraud are essential to maintaining the confidence of all Americans in our democratic system of government. The department encourages anyone with information suggesting voting rights concerns or ballot fraud to contact the appropriate authorities, and notes in particular that the Department of Homeland Security plays its own important role in safeguarding critical election infrastructure from cyber and other threats.
DOJ are a bunch of liars. They are the problem in America .
From now through Nov. 3, 2020, the U.S. Attorneys Offices will work with specially trained FBI personnel in each district to ensure that complaints from the public involving possible election fraud are handled appropriately. Specifically:
In consultation with federal prosecutors at the Public Integrity Section in Washington, D.C., the District Election Officers in U.S. Attorneys Offices, FBI officials at headquarters in Washington, D.C., and FBI special agents serving as Election Crime Coordinators in the FBIs 56 field offices will be on duty while polls are open to receive complaints from the public.
Election-crime complaints should be directed to the local U.S. Attorneys Offices or the local FBI office. A list of U.S. Attorneys Offices and their telephone numbers can be found at http://www.justice.gov/usao/districts/.
A list of FBI offices and accompanying telephone numbers can be found at www.fbi.gov/contact-us.
Public Integrity Section prosecutors are available to consult and coordinate with the U.S. Attorneys Offices and the FBI regarding the handling of election-crime allegations.
All complaints related to violence, threats of violence, or intimidation at a polling place should be reported first to local police authorities by calling 911; after alerting local law enforcement to such emergencies by calling 911, the public should contact the department.
There are thousands of cases of vote fraud every election. Many of them are mass vote fraud. The DOJ will arrest less than a dozen. Even when caught red handed most offender get off with a slap on the wrist. So color me skeptical.
The fundamental purpose of voting is negated when a duly elected president can be undermined by people within our own government.
Barr is doing nothing to restore integrity into the process by holding people accountable. For him to talk about election integrity is monumental hypocrisy.
Barr is a wind bag of hot air, just like his bagpipes.
Now Im worried about the electoral vote since the likes of Hillary is one of them.
What I find discouraging is the number of freeyores. After years of 0bola, the DoJ is actually doing something and most comments on the thread read like the whining of toddlers.
I think this action by the DoJ is great news.
Are there arrests? Prison or even fines?
If there are I’m not aware of any.
Count me greatly disappointed.
Uh - the election isn’t over. Pre-emptive freeyore-ism isn’t cricket.
There’s been a lot of corruption already, has anyone even been arrested?
I’ve wanted to support Barr, but he hasn’t given us anything to hang our hats on.
Thanks. I’m saving that information so I know who to call when I check his voting record post-election and it shows that my deceased Father ended up voting!
<><> On Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020, the Civil Rights Division will implement a comprehensive program to help ensure the right to vote that will include the following:
The Civil Rights Division will conduct monitoring in the field under the federal voting rights statutes.
Civil Rights Division attorneys in the Voting, Disability Rights, and Criminal Sections in Washington, D.C., will be ready to receive complaints of potential violations relating to any of the statutes the Civil Rights Division enforces.
Attorneys in the division will coordinate within the Department of Justice and will take appropriate action concerning these complaints before, during, and after Election Day. Individuals with complaints related to possible violations of the federal voting rights laws can call the departments toll-free telephone line at 800-253-3931, and also can submit complaints through a link on the departments website, at https://civilrights.justice.gov/.
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Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice
How to file a complaint: https://www.justice.gov/crt/how-file-complaint
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If you read the DoJ site news releases, you wouldn’t be so ill informed.
Of course the big dogs have not yet been arrested. I’ve worn out my fingers explaining to people whose depth of thinking is toddler-level why big dog arrests have not happened yet.
Barr sucks.
And more.
I marked up the threads in red. GO TRUMP!
Are you saying there have been arrests for voter fraud in the past couple of weeks?
I have better things to do than attempt to discuss with toddler level people, especially with atittudes of snakry defeatism.
It wasn’t defeatism that caused me to finally, after a long time defending him, to loose faith in Attorney General Sessions.
I’ve long had faith in Attorney General Barr, but he is not building any kind of record either.
Compare Barrs list of accomplishments to those of Trump.
You’re an ass to think that just because someone who isn’t seeing any fruit coming from Barr is toddler level. Trump is hardly toddler level for complaining about Barr.
Maintaining a 150m zero, ..........
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