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LINK Florida and Missouri Republicans block Justice Department federal observers from polling places - Vox

State and local Republican officials in Florida and Missouri will not allow officials from the Justice Department into polling places to monitor compliance with federal laws, in a controversy that at first blush seems like a political stunt from the Republicans involved.

In every recent general election, the Justice Department has sent some personnel to selected counties and cities to monitor whether federal voting rights laws are being upheld. The DOJ did this in 2016 under Obama, in 2018 and 2020 under Trump, and are now doing so in 2022 under Biden.

As in previous years, locations on the list include some key counties in swing states like Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, and Pennsylvania, as well as some uncompetitive states and cities. The Justice Department did not explain why any particular jurisdiction made it on to the list. But the general topics they could be looking into include: ...

snytiger6 9 Nov 9
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Repubs are 2 faced cry babies that must get there way.

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Extract: "Still, the Republicans’ actions alone don’t necessarily suggest they’re up to any malfeasance inside these polling places..."

Um, YES IT DOES. If we still had a working DOJ, they should come down as hard as possible on these crooks. This activity should be looked on as probable cause to open investigations to see if they are conspiring to bias the elections more than is apparent.

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