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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDepartment of Justice Sending ATTORNEYS To MONITOR POLLS – Campaigns Prepare For Election Litigation

As the 2012 Presidential Campaign enters the last few days before the November 6th General Election, tensions are rising to a fever pitch over the likelihood of a closely contested outcome and; neither the Federal Government, nor the two campaigns are leaving anything to chance. Concerned over possible voting irregularities, the Department of Justice is dispatching nearly 800 attorneys and staff to monitor voting in the most hotly contested jurisdictions in 23 states. It is widely expected that tempers will be short in many areas, thanks to exceedingly long linesas well as the real possibility of open confrontations of voters trying to cast their ballotbeing challenged by partisan poll-watchers http://t.news.msn.com/politics/will-poll-watchers-help-or-hinder-voting-in-the-elections-1 from various right-wing groups, such as True The Vote, which is now the subject of criminal investigations.
Further, in many areas, the voting procedures are being closely monitored by the DOJ and the Obama campaign, as Team Romney has employed poll watching operatives who have been trained to mislead voters on their right to vote! While one hates to predict that this could result in violence at the polls it is certainly a possibility. As reported by msn.com, citizens who wish to vote should be aware of how they can respond to voter interference or outright intimidation, which is a FEDERAL CRIME
The public can phone or email complaints about possible voting rights violations through Tuesday.
The phone numbers are 1-800-253-3931 or 202-307-2767 and the number for those who are deaf or hard of hearing is 1-877-267-8971. The fax number is 202-307-3961.
Complaints can be emailed to [email protected] or filed by filing out a complaint form on the departments website: www.justice.gov/crt/about/vot/ .
Complaints also may be directed to any of the 94 U.S. Attorneys Offices around the country, local FBI offices or the Justice Departments Public Integrity Section at 202-514-1412.
In Florida, there is already grave concern being expressed over early voting irregularities over substantial early tally changes, five-hour waits to vote and missing absentee ballots not being received by voters, some of whom made their requests over a month ago! There are also concerns that voters who may not have been able to cast an absentee ballot but show up in-person to vote, will be provided provisional ballots in many jurisdictions and that those provisional ballots may never get counted.
Moreover, if long lines persist on election day, it is all but certain that injunctive relief will be sought in state and/or federal courts in places like Florida and Ohio (as happened in 2004) to keep the polls open long after their scheduled closing times.


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Department of Justice Sending ATTORNEYS To MONITOR POLLS – Campaigns Prepare For Election Litigation (Original Post)
Segami
Nov 2012
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msrizzo
(796 posts)1. Hooray! nt
Segami
(14,923 posts)3. I feel like blowing a cavalry bugle..LOL!

How about a drum roll....


flamingdem
(40,069 posts)4. It is kind of exciting
They are going to give hell to those true the votsters!! News on this should be interesting to follow...
Segami
(14,923 posts)9. President Obama is on the righteous side of history for defending people's
Right's to vote. The other side is trying to steal this election by subverting election laws. This game of chicken and who's going to blink first is getting real tense as we near election day.
flamingdem
(40,069 posts)10. I feel pretty good that between the DOJ
teams, Obama's teams and the decent margins in swing states we're going to win, Florida worries me but that's not crucial. Ohio will be picked over until Husted is just a carcass!
Segami
(14,923 posts)12. Ouch!..lol!

snappyturtle
(14,656 posts)5. Great news! nt
AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)6. Great
Have posted this to Twitter.
Let's keep this near the top. Is there some way this can be pinned?
Maybe those phone numbers should be displayed prominently at the top of every DU page.
WorseBeforeBetter
(11,441 posts)8. K&R
SCliberal091294
(213 posts)11. ..
More worried about software
Bobbie Jo
(14,344 posts)13. Kicked, Rec'ed & Bookmarked
