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发信人: brihand (brihand), 信区: Military
标 题: 司法部派出监察员去18个州监督大选,防止种族歧视
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Nov 3 17:50:56 2014, 美东)
The Department of Justice plans to send federal monitors to 18 states to
watch for discrimination against voters.
Monitors will head to Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,
Kansas, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.
“One of the Justice Department’s most sacred responsibilities is ensuring
access to the ballot box for every eligible American,” Attorney General
Eric Holder said in a video message on the department’s website.
“I want the American people to know that the Justice Department will stand
vigilant — working in a fair and nonpartisan manner to ensure that every
voter can cast his or her ballot free of intimidation, discrimination or
obstruction,” he said.
This is the first major federal election since the Supreme Court overturned
parts of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder.
The Court ruled that the formula used to determine which states needed to
clear voting rights changes by the Justice Department was unconstitutional.
That allowed nine states, as well as some counties in other states, to
change voting laws without checking with the Justice Department to ensure
that the changes aren’t discriminatory.
Holder used his statement to slam voter ID laws in a number of states. He
called those laws “restrictive,” “burdensome” and “out of step with
history.” But he emphasized that the Justice Department has to protect
existing laws.
The DOJ will also have toll-free lines for voters to bring civil rights
complaints, as well as the email address [email protected]
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and a fax
number. It will also work with the FBI and the U.S. Attorneys Office to
investigate election crimes. |
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