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LetMyPeopleVote

(145,345 posts)
Mon Nov 7, 2022, 05:30 PM Nov 2022

U.S. Justice Department will again have election monitors in Texas

Source: Texas Tribune

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday it will send election monitors to three Texas counties — Harris, Dallas and Waller — to keep an eye on local compliance with federal voting rights laws on Election Day.

Monitors from the Justice Department are regularly deployed across the country for major elections, with Texas counties making the list for at least the past decade under both Democratic and Republican administrations. The three Texas counties are among 64 jurisdictions in 24 states that will have a federal presence Tuesday.

The department did not specify how it made its selections for monitoring, though Harris and Waller counties have made the list in the last four presidential and midterm elections. Harris and Dallas are the state’s largest and second-largest counties. Rural Waller County is home to Prairie View A&M University, a historically Black campus.

Voters can send complaints on possible violations of federal law to the DOJ through its website or by calling 800-253-3931. Polls open at 7 a.m. on Election Day.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/07/justice-department-election-monitors-texas/

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U.S. Justice Department will again have election monitors in Texas (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2022 OP
Glad to hear! TX is an international disgrace! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #1
Houston's mayor sent letters to the DOJ begging for monitors. ananda Nov 2022 #2
Just tell the local republicans they're there to... JohnnyRingo Nov 2022 #3
For those not familiar with Texas, Harris is Houston area, Dallas is Dallas area, and walkingman Nov 2022 #4
Failed state.... Shithole state...magat hell. Thank Krist for the federal monitors. Comfortably_Numb Nov 2022 #5
Yes! Martin68 Nov 2022 #6

walkingman

(7,630 posts)
4. For those not familiar with Texas, Harris is Houston area, Dallas is Dallas area, and
Mon Nov 7, 2022, 07:01 PM
Nov 2022

Waller County is a real bunch of hillbillies - this is where Sandra Bland, a 28-year-old woman was found dead in the Waller County Jail and investigated by the Texas Rangers (who are a political hack org) who found nothing. Same group that was and continues to be involved in the Uvalde murders.

Glad to see some outsiders involved in these counties.

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