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SIOUX FALLS – South Dakota Election Day Complaints Rampant, Feds On The Scene
Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Ann Hoffman has been appointed as the District Election Officer (DEO) for the District of South Dakota to oversee election day complaints of voting rights concerns, threats of violence to election officials or staff, and election fraud.
According to U.S. Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell, every citizen must be able to vote without interference or discrimination and to have that vote counted in a fair and free election.
Federal law protects against such crimes as threatening violence against election officials or staff, intimidating or bribing voters, buying and selling votes, impersonating voters, altering vote tallies, stuffing ballot boxes, and marking ballots for voters against their wishes or without their input.
The Voting Rights Act protects the right of voters to mark their own ballot or to be assisted by a person of their choice (where voters need assistance because of disability or inability to read or write in English).
AUSA/DEO Hoffman will be on duty in the District of South Dakota while the polls are open and can be reached by the public at (605) 357-2363. In addition, the FBI will have special agents available in each field office and resident agency throughout the country to receive allegations of election fraud and other election abuses on election day.
Complaints about possible violations of the federal voting rights laws can be made directly to the Civil Rights Division in Washington, DC by phone at 800-253-3931 or by complaint form at https://civilrights.justice.gov/.
Defendant: Ann Hoffman
Criminal Charges: None
City and State: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Date: November 8, 2022
Sentence or Outcome: No sentence has been imposed
Note: This case is ongoing.
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- Alison J. Ramsdell, Voting Rights Abuse, South Dakota 2024 · North Dakota
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- Mary Left Hand Bull, Methamphetamine Trafficking, South Dakota 2023 · Washington
Key Facts
- State: South Dakota
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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