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Texas tells U.S. Justice Department that federal election monitors aren’t allowed in polling places

Summary

Texas’ top elections official informed the U.S. Department of Justice that federal election monitors are not permitted inside polling places or counting locations under Texas law. The Justice Department plans to send monitors to eight Texas counties to ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws. Despite the monitors’ presence outside polling places, Texas Democrats had previously requested their deployment to the state’s five most populous counties.

Texas tells U.S. Justice Department that federal election monitors aren’t allowed in polling placeshttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/01/texas-justice-department-election-monitors/Open linkView original on lemmy.world

For decades, the Justice Department has dispersed election monitors across the country to observe procedures in polling sites and at places where ballots are counted. That was a power granted to the federal government under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed discriminatory voting practices and sought to equalize voting access. After the U.S. Supreme Court gutted parts of the law years ago, the agency now must get permission from state and local jurisdictions to be present or get a court order.

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lemm.ee

Federal law supercedes state law. While Texas can run the election, the feds have every right to have observers present at each and every count of the vote.

There is no wiggle room at all. They HAVE to be present. Fuck off, go cry in a corner, and if you get in the way, go to jail.

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How I wish this were true. The Supreme Court neutered parts of the voting rights act and now the feds must ask for permission from the state. No shit.

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TexasDrunkreply
lemmy.world

I have nothing useful to add here. I just wanted to say that Ted Cruz is a piece of shit.

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Canada's top export. I mean for us, not for you guys. Fucking sucks for you guys.

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lemm.ee

Probably not unless the numbers swing wildly on Election Day, which is possible

But right now he has an over 3 point lead.

I just can’t imagine being someone that supports Ted Cruz, much less telling anyone about it.

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They flooded the zone with bullshit polls, so they look better. Especially GröpenFührer.

VOTE!

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Honestly, I think UN monitors should be monitoring our elections at this point. The qons have no interest in actual democracy.

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How do you tell the world you are trying to steal an election. This is it.

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lemm.ee

And the Canadians too. Wicked nice, have syrup, and are located in America's Hat.

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So the federal institution just gets Texas employees to do it as members of the constituency.

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I'm a Thirdie. This is Tin Pot El Presidente Dear Leader level of shit, not a first world nation.

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