DOJ to monitor Florida voting for irregularities.

[madfloridian]

U.S. Justice Department watching for voting irregularities in Florida

TALLAHASSEE — The U.S. Department of Justice is keeping a watchful eye on Florida for possible voting rights abuses in the last days of a close, hard-fought battle between Gov. Rick Scott and Charlie Crist.

Tampa Bay's top federal prosecutor on Wednesday urged voters to report suspected cases of fraud or voting rights abuses.

U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley III said he has designated Assistant U.S. Attorney Bob Mosakowski to be a district election officer, chiefly responsible for investigating complaints. Mosakowski can be reached at [phone]. The Voting Section of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division can be reached toll-free at 1-800-253-3931.

Bentley said FBI agents across the United States will investigate any voting-related complaints. He said it's a crime for anyone to intimidate a voter, to mark a ballot against a voter's wishes or to question or photograph voters at polling places under the pretext of uncovering violations of voting rights laws.

"Every citizen should be free to vote without interference and to have his or her vote count, without the fear that it will be stolen because of fraud," Bentley said. "The Department of Justice will act promptly and aggressively to protect the integrity of the voting process."

[madfloridian]

1. Kick because it's a really good thing

[polichick]

2. k&r

[Samantha]

3. This is wonderful news

Thanks for sharing it.

Sam

[madfloridian]

4. Hey most welcome.

Think I have been missing your posts lately? Good to see you.

[Triana]

5. I think the UN ought to monitor our elections

Every time. If we're going to conduct ourselves like a goddamned third-world country when it comes to voting and elections, we ought to be treated like one.

[mfcorey1]

6. DOJ needs to make sure they are in the room when the ballots are tabulated. That is where

some strange "shiggidy" happens.

[Scuba]

7. This is good, but what are they doing about the purges?

[Gothmog]

8. The Shelby County case limited the power to send poll watchers

Due to Jim Crow Roberts opinion in Shelby County, the DOJ can not send in federal poll watchers or observers and so this is all that the DOJ can do