Benjamin C. Glassman, Election Fraud, Ohio 2016

COLUMBUS — U.S. Attorney Benjamin C. Glassman Cracks Down on Election Fraud

U.S. Attorney Benjamin C. Glassman announced today that he has designated Election Officers in each of the district’s three offices who will lead the efforts in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2016, general elections.

According to Glassman, Deputy Criminal Chief Gary Spartis in Columbus, Deputy Criminal Chief Emily Glatfelter in Cincinnati, and Deputy Criminal Chief Laura Clemmens in Dayton have been appointed as District Election Officers. They will be responsible for overseeing the District’s handling of complaints of election fraud and voting rights abuses in consultation with Justice Department Headquarters in Washington.

Glassman emphasized that the franchise is the cornerstone of American democracy, and that it is imperative that those who seek to corrupt it are brought to justice. He stated, “Every citizen must be able to vote without interference or discrimination and to have that vote counted without it being stolen because of fraud. The Justice Department will act promptly and aggressively to protect the integrity of the election process.”

The Justice Department has an important role in deterring election fraud and discrimination at the polls, and combating these violations whenever and wherever they occur. The Justice Department’s long-standing Election Day Program furthers these goals, and also seeks to ensure public confidence in the integrity of the election process by providing local points of contact within the Justice Department for the public to report possible election fraud and voting rights violations while the polls are open on election day.

Federal law protects against such crimes as 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. It also contains special protections for the rights of voters and provides that they can vote free from acts that intimidate or harass them.

Complaints about possible violations of the federal voting rights laws can be made directly to the Civil Rights Division’s Voting Section in Washington, DC by phone at 1-800-253-3931 or (202) 307-2767, by fax at (202) 307-3961, by email to voting.section@usdoj.gov, or by complaint form at http://www.justice.gov/crt/complaint/votintake/index.php. The local FBI field offices can also be reached by the public at 513 421-4310.

U.S. Attorney Glassman urged those who have specific information about discrimination or election fraud to make that information available immediately to his Office, the FBI, or the Civil Rights Division. “Ensuring free and fair elections depends in large part on the cooperation of the American electorate,” he said.

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