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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDOJ sending staff to monitor 35 jurisdictions for compliance with voting rights laws
As you guessed mostly Dem districts
Jeff Sessions is sending DOJ staff to monitor 35 jurisdictions and hes focusing on voter fraud."
DOJ press release:
Link to tweet
Kristen Clarke of @LawyersComm says DOJ is using these voting monitors in 35 jurisdictions to advance a fake narrative of voter fraud.
She points out DOJ isnt monitoring 3 GA counties where voter suppression is a problem.
Clarke sent me this statement:
Link to tweet
They know they are going to losr bigtime and are trying claim voter fraud....we better be ready
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These fuckers are up to something, Dems need to make sure they get smart people in there pronto.
DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)In all previous years that I've voted, this would have comforted me.
Today, it terrifies me.
GOTV!
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)Nice of them to tell us which state they are trying to steal, noticeFlorida, Arizona and Nevada? The 3 that could swing the senate also.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)Surprised they didn't send them to WA & OR to watch the mail in vote.
riversedge
(70,383 posts)Link to tweet
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Dominic Holden
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49m49 minutes ago
JUST IN Kristen Clarke of @LawyersComm says DOJ is using these voting monitors in 35 jurisdictions to advance a fake narrative of voter fraud.
She points out DOJ isnt monitoring 3 GA counties where voter suppression is a problem.
Clarke sent me this statement:
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Dominic Holden
Verified account @dominicholden
47m47 minutes ago
I asked the DOJ why they picked those voting locations to monitor, and not others.
They basically ducked in this anonymous DOJ background statement, citing a "number of factors.
DOJ statement:
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asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)fraud..their not - if they were, this business of voter machines would have been taken care of..and Kemp would be in jail -
Buried in the first link - a "report" link....
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211364029
Here is the "report" - backstory and details..most criminal.....
https://whowhatwhy.org/2018/11/04/kemps-aggressive-gambit-to-distract-from-election-security-crisis/
PandoraAwakened
(905 posts)Thanks for posting this link. The WhoWhatWhy story is the clearest, most thorough explanation of what this is all about that I've seen yet.
peekaloo
(22,977 posts)Could this be the pretext for Hair Furor firing him post election when they come up with nothing?
Retrograde
(10,170 posts)I believe they are going with voting by mail only this year.
honest.abe
(8,688 posts)Our side better be prepared. These a-holes will not give up power even if voters vote them out.
moondust
(20,018 posts)There is nothing to justify this. It's another Republican political stunt they'll use to try to justify stricter voter ID laws and other forms of voter suppression.
More grounds for impeachment.
bluestarone
(17,101 posts)HATE these fuckers to no end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!