DOJ sends election monitors to 5 Arizona counties to ensure voting law compliance

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) – Federal election screens shall be deployed to varied ballot areas in 5 Arizona counties beginning Tuesday to observe compliance with Federal Voting Rights Legal guidelines, the Division of Justice introduced on Monday.

Officers say that personnel from the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorneys’ Places of work shall be deployed to Maricopa, Navajo, Pima, Pinal, and Yavapai counties beginning on Election Day Tuesday to look at for any voter intimidation and voter suppression. In all, the division says it’s going to deploy personnel to 64 communities in 24 states.

Division officers are encouraging voters to report disruption at a polling place instantly to native election officers (together with these within the polling place). These complaints associated to violence, threats of violence, or intimidation at a polling place needs to be reported instantly by calling 911. As soon as native authorities have been made conscious, voters are requested to report the incident to DOJ officers.

Arizona has been within the nationwide highlight in recent times after the 2020 presidential election, adopted by a controversial poll audit ordered by Republicans within the Arizona State Senate. So far, elections officers round Arizona have repeatedly mentioned there had been no indicators of voter fraud in current elections.

DOJ Civil Rights Division monitor areas:

• Metropolis of Bethel, Alaska;
• Dillingham Census Space, Alaska;
• Kusilvak Census Space, Alaska;
• Sitka Metropolis-Borough, Alaska;
• Maricopa County, Arizona;
• Navajo County, Arizona;
• Pima County, Arizona;
• Pinal County, Arizona;
• Yavapai County, Arizona;
• Newton County, Arkansas;
• Los Angeles County, California;
• Sonoma County, California;
• Broward County, Florida;
• Miami-Dade County, Florida;
• Palm Seashore County, Florida;
• Cobb County, Georgia;
• Fulton County, Georgia;
• Gwinnett County, Georgia;
• City of Clinton, Massachusetts;
• Metropolis of Everett, Massachusetts;
• Metropolis of Fitchburg, Massachusetts;
• Metropolis of Leominster, Massachusetts;
• Metropolis of Malden, Massachusetts;
• Metropolis of Methuen, Massachusetts;
• Metropolis of Randolph, Massachusetts;
• Metropolis of Salem, Massachusetts;
• Prince George’s County, Maryland;
• Metropolis of Detroit, Michigan;
• Metropolis of Flint, Michigan;
• Metropolis of Grand Rapids, Michigan;
• Metropolis of Pontiac, Michigan;
• Metropolis of Southfield, Michigan;
• Metropolis of Minneapolis, Minnesota;
• Hennepin County, Minnesota;
• Ramsey County, Minnesota;
• Cole County, Missouri;
• Alamance County, North Carolina;
• Columbus County, North Carolina;
• Harnett County, North Carolina;
• Mecklenburg County, North Carolina;
• Wayne County, North Carolina;
• Middlesex County, New Jersey;
• Bernalillo County, New Mexico;
• San Juan County, New Mexico;
• Clark County, Nevada;
• Washoe County, Nevada;
• Queens County, New York;
• Cuyahoga County, Ohio;
• Berks County, Pennsylvania;
• Centre County, Pennsylvania;
• Lehigh County, Pennsylvania;
• Luzerne County, Pennsylvania;
• Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania;
• Metropolis of Pawtucket, Rhode Island;
• Horry County, South Carolina;
• Dallas County, Texas;
• Harris County, Texas;
• Waller County, Texas;
• San Juan County, Utah;
• Metropolis of Manassas, Virginia;
• Metropolis of Manassas Park, Virginia;
• Prince William County, Virginia;
• Metropolis of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and,
• Metropolis of Racine, Wisconsin.

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