Election Day Sabotage Foiled

The federal government announced today that it will conduct in-person monitoring of polling place activities in 28 jurisdictions in 18 states for the November 4, 2014, general election.

The Civil Rights Division plans to send staff members to Maricopa County, Arizona; Alameda County, California; Napa County, California; and 24 other jurisdictions to ensure that state and local governments comply with federal voting rights laws.

According to the federal government, state and local governments have primary responsibility for administering elections, but the Civil Rights Division is charged with enforcing federal voting rights laws that protect the rights of all eligible citizens to cast ballots on Election Day.

The federal government will also be available by telephone to receive complaints from citizens in all states and jurisdictions nationwide related to possible violations of the federal voting rights laws. The number to call is 1-800-253-3931 or 202-307-2767, or they can report complaints by fax to 202-307-3961, by email to voting.section@usdoj.gov, and by a complaint form on the department’s website: www.justice.gov/crt/about/vot/.

Allegations of election fraud are handled by the 94 U.S. Attorneys’ Offices across the country, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Criminal Division’s Public Integrity Section. Complaints related to election fraud may be directed to your local U.S. Attorneys’ Offices or local FBI offices, which consult with the Public Integrity Section in Washington, D.C.

As always, complaints related to violence, threats of violence, or intimidation at a polling place should always be reported immediately to local police authorities by calling 911. They should also be reported to the federal government after local authorities have been contacted.

Since the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the federal government has regularly monitored elections in the field in jurisdictions around the country to protect the rights of voters. The Voting Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the election process on the basis of race, color or membership in a minority language group. In addition, the act requires certain jurisdictions to provide language assistance during the election process.

The 28 jurisdictions that will be monitored on Election Day are Maricopa County, Arizona; Alameda County, California; Napa County, California; Duval County, Florida; Hillsborough County, Florida; Lee County, Florida; Orange County, Florida; Fulton County, Georgia; Gwinnett County, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Finney County, Kansas; Robeson County, North Carolina; Colfax County, Nebraska; Douglas County, Nebraska; Bergen County, New Jersey; Cibola County, New Mexico; Orange County, New York; Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Hamilton County, Ohio; Lorain County, Ohio; Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; Richland County, South Carolina; Charles Mix County, South Dakota; Shannon County; South Dakota; Shelby County, Tennessee; Harris County, Texas; Waller County, Texas; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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