GOP officials in 3 states move to block DOJ observers from entering polling places
Officials in Florida, Texas and Missouri said in recent days they would not allow DOJ monitors to do what they have been doing for almost 60 years: Deploy personnel to watch voting to ensure that federal civil and voting rights laws are being followed.
Missouri sues DOJ in effort to block poll monitors
The Republican-led state of Missouri asked a judge to block the Justice Department (DOJ) from dispatching lawyers to St. Louis to monitor adherence to federal voting rights laws on Election Day. Missouri’s attorney general and secretary of state claimed in the lawsuit that,
Texas, Missouri judges deny requests to block DOJ from sending poll monitors
U.S. judges have denied requests from the Republican-led states of Missouri and Texas to block the federal government from sending lawyers to their states on Election Day to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws.
Judge denies Missouri’s effort to block federal election monitors
A U.S. District Court judge ruled against Republican leaders who sought to bar federal monitors from polling sites in St. Louis County on Election Day.
DOJ sued over plans to monitor polls in Missouri
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft brought a lawsuit Monday against the Department of Justice, alleging it overstepped its authority by arranging for federal officials to monitor polls in St. Louis on Election Day.
Missouri officials oppose federal monitors at polling sites
On this Election Day eve, there's already a potential wrench in the works at polling places in the City of St. Louis.
Missouri Secretary of State files lawsuit to block DOJ from being at polling places
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has filed a lawsuit alongside Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to block the U.S. Department of Justice from being at polling places on Election Day.
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DOJ employees wary of doxxing threats call on leadership for stronger response
An employee-run gender equity and equality group wrote to Justice Department leaders to protect its workforce amid online ...
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‘It’s a scary time’: DOJ employees fear escalation of threats following Election Day
Amid growing tensions, an employee group is urging DOJ leadership to ramp up its response to online threats many career ...
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After Being Sued, DOJ Agrees Not To Interfere in Texas Election
Within a few hours of being sued, the U.S. Department of Justice agrees not to interfere in Tuesday’s election process in ...
DOJ agrees to not send monitors inside polling places after Ken Paxton files last-minute suit
“The DOJ knows it has no authority to monitor Texas elections and backed down when Texas stood up for the rule of law. No ...
Judges deny requests to block DOJ from monitoring polls
Federal judges denied two states’ requests to bar the Justice Department (DOJ) from dispatching lawyers to monitor ...
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DOJ to monitor polls in Kentucky on Election Day. Here's where
The U.S. Department of Justice will be monitoring some Kentucky polling locations on Election Day. According to a press ...
GOP States Can't Block DOJ Poll Monitors
Republican led-states seeking to block Justice Department election monitors from standing outside polling places aren’t ...
Judge denies Missouri request to block DOJ from monitoring polls
Judge Sarah Pitlyk, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, said she was “not persuaded” by Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s eleventh-hour motion, noting that the DOJ only planned ...
DOJ to monitor polls in eight Mass. cities on Tuesday
Lowell and Malden were two of the Massachusetts locations chosen for election site monitoring in 2018. On Thursday, the DOJ ...
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Georgia poll worker arrested after bomb threat: DOJ
A Georgia poll worker in Jones County was arrested Monday for allegedly mailing a letter threatening poll workers with a ...