Nonilex on Nostr: #GOP *leaders* in some states move to block official #DOJ #election monitors Federal ...
#GOP *leaders* in some states move to block official #DOJ #election monitors
Federal authorities have deployed monitors for decades. But #Republicans have begun denying them entry to polling sites. The DOJ’s ability to monitor local jurisdictions for #VotingRights irregularities on Election Day, already curtailed by #SCOTUS, is facing a new hurdle: opposition from #Republicans who are seeking to block federal authorities from polling sites.
#law #illiberalism
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/10/30/election-monitors-justice-department-republican-states/
Federal authorities have deployed monitors for decades. But #Republicans have begun denying them entry to polling sites. The DOJ’s ability to monitor local jurisdictions for #VotingRights irregularities on Election Day, already curtailed by #SCOTUS, is facing a new hurdle: opposition from #Republicans who are seeking to block federal authorities from polling sites.
#law #illiberalism
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/10/30/election-monitors-justice-department-republican-states/