U.S. Justice Department worried about Arizona Senate recount

apnews ^ | May 6, 2021 | BOB CHRISTIE

[MarvinStinson]

The U.S. Department of Justice expressed concern about ballot security and potential voter intimidation arising from the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate's unprecedented private recount of the 2020 presidential election results in Maricopa County.

In a letter to GOP Senate President Karen Fann, the head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division said the Senate's farming out of 2.1 million ballots from the state's most populous county to a contractor may run afoul of federal law requiring ballots to remain in the control of elections officials for 22 months.

“Past experience with similar investigative efforts around the country has raised concerns that they can be directed at minority voters, which potentially can implicate the anti-intimidation prohibitions of the Voting Rights Act,” Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Pamela Karlan wrote. “Such investigative efforts can have a significant intimidating effect on qualified voters that can deter them from seeking to vote in the future.”

Karlan wants Fann to lay out how the Senate and its contractors will ensure federal laws are followed. She pointed to news reports showing lax security at the former basketball arena where the ballots are being recounted by hand.

Fann said Senate attorneys were working on a response she promised to share when it was completed.

The Justice Department letter came six days after voting rights groups asked federal officials to intervene or send monitors to the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix at the state fairgrounds, where the ballots are being recounted.

Trump and his backers have alleged without evidence that he lost Arizona and other battleground states because of fraud. Fann said she wants to prove one way or the other whether GOP claims of problems with the vote are valid and use the results of the audit to craft updated election laws.

[Liz]

That Biden .....he's always forging milestones (/s) .......he was the first Democrat to win the Arizona county since Harry Truman.
This "miracle" happened a few weeks after Biden and his VP candidate, held their first event together .... but no one showed up.

“It’s Kind of Boring Out Here” the Arizona 10 Reporter said, STUNNED After NO ONE Shows Up at Campaign Event with Joe Biden AND Kamala Harris.

(VIDEO) outside the Heard Museum in Phoenix. No one was cheering, no one was lining the streets, no one was holding signs.

No one was outside the venue to greet them.....not even a local Democrat. The election was less than 4 weeks away.

[silent majority rising]

I was referring to the night raid of Trump associate Roger Stone, who is 68 years old, and was dragged out of his home by 29 agents at 6 a.m., including an amphibious assault from his back yard dock.. While looking very menacing in his paisley pajamas, .seemed like excessive force, but it played well for the CNN crew that was on location to record it. I suspect that they can arrange for a similar execution of orders from our “Justice” Department, perhaps by a squadron of armed helicopters, etc., instead of amphib operations.

[Prince of Space]

Supposedly he slept in the nude, so at least they were compassionate enough to let him put on some PJs before perp walking him out the front door. 🤬

[LuciusDomitiusAutelian]

We all know why they are scared. It’s because this election was rigged beyond doubt. The math is impossible and they know it, and this is the first breach of their firewall after the USSC broke their oaths to defend the Constitution. This administration is illegitimate and illegal. Section 2, Article 1, paragraph two was violated. They refused to uphold the Constitution based out of fear. They should all be impeached. Unfortunately they would be replaced by communists under the current usurper. People need to get out to their local school boards, county councils, state reps and senators and governors. We are a constitutional republic. A collection of 50 states. We are not a democracy. This has been pounded into American children’s heads since the 50s. Pure Democracy is actually worse than even communism. Two wolves and a sheep voting on what is for dinner.

[Delta 21]

Hey DOJ. 10th Amendment so you can just STFU.

[T-Bird45]

Thanks for reminding me about the details of the Roger Stone raid and arrest.

[virgil]

More like the “Biden” justice department is worried.

[LuciusDomitiusAutelian]

Correction, Article II, Section 1, second paragraph was violated. The USSC refused to hear the case because they are cowards. Or blackmailed. There was reportedly loud screaming from the the deliberations which is unheard of in this setting.

[Vaquero]

I hate the Republican Party. Loathe the dhimmicrats.

[CoastWatcher]

Yet they had no concerns on election night.

[Pikachu_Dad]

Bill ended the first impeachment attempt.

Move on.

Blame the perps !