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US Attorneys Breon Peace and Damian Williams have been appointed to lead the efforts of their Offices in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 5, 2024, general election in New York. Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) Erik Paulsen and David J. Kennedy have been appointed as District Election Officers (DEOs) for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, respectively.
A free election is the cornerstone of our democracy and every citizen in the Eastern District of New York must be able to vote and have their votes counted fairly and without interference, discrimination or threat of violence, said United States Attorney Peace. Election officials and their staff also must be able to perform their duties without being subjected to unlawful threats of violence or intimidation.
The Justice Department plays an important role in deterring and combatting discrimination and intimidation at the polls, threats of violence directed at election officials and poll workers, and election fraud. The Department will address these violations wherever they occur. The Department’s longstanding Election Day Program furthers these goals and also seeks to ensure public confidence in the electoral process by providing local points of contact within the Department for the public to report possible federal election law violations.
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. It also contains special protections for the rights of voters, and provides that they can vote free from interference, including intimidation, and other acts designed to prevent or discourage people from voting or voting for the candidate of their choice.
United States Attorneys Peace and Williams stated that: The franchise is the cornerstone of American democracy. We all must ensure that those who are entitled to the franchise can exercise it if they choose, and that those who seek to corrupt it are brought to justice. In order to respond to complaints of voting rights concerns and election fraud during the upcoming election, and to ensure that such complaints are directed to the appropriate authorities, AUSAs will be on duty in this District while the polls are open.
If you witness any voting rights concerns or election fraud, please contact AUSA Erik Paulsen (Eastern District of New York) at phone number or AUSA David J. Kennedy (Southern District of New York) at phone number.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Public Corruption|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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