U.S. DOJ Sending Personnel To Monitor Malden Polls

Malden MA

02 November, 2020

1:10 PM

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MALDEN, MA — The U.S. Department of Justice plans to send personnel from its Civil Rights Division to monitor polls in Malden Tuesday. The city is one of five communities in Massachusetts and 44 voting jurisdictions nationwide where the DOJ will monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws, according to a statement from the agency. "Federal law entrusts the Civil Rights Division with protecting the right to vote for all Americans," Eric Dreiband, assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division, said in a statement. "Our federal laws protect the right of all American citizens to vote without suffering discrimination, intimidation, and harassment. The work of the Civil Rights Division around each federal general election is a continuation of its historical mission to ensure that all of our citizens can freely exercise this most fundamental American right." Monitors will focus on compliance with the Voting Rights Act and other laws enforced by the Civil Rights Division. They will consist of civil rights personnel from the DOJ and U.S. Attorney's office and maintain in close contact with local and state election officials. Since the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, the division has regularly monitored elections around the country to protect the rights of voters, the DOJ said. Personnel will be sent to the following jurisdictions in 18 states: Coconino County, ArizonaMaricopa County, ArizonaNavajo County, ArizonaLos Angeles County, CaliforniaOrange County, CaliforniaBroward County, FloridaDuval County, FloridaHillsborough County, FloridaMiami-Dade County, FloridaOrange County, FloridaPalm Beach County, FloridaFulton County, GeorgiaGwinnett County, GeorgiaCity of Chicago, IllinoisCook County, IllinoisMontgomery County, MarylandCity of Boston, MassachusettsCity of Lowell, MassachusettsCity of Malden, MassachusettsCity of Quincy, MassachusettsCity of Springfield, MassachusettsCity of Detroit, MichiganCity of Eastpointe, MichiganCity of Flint, MichiganCity of Hamtramck, MichiganCity of Highland Park, MichiganCity of Jackson, MichiganShelby Township, MichiganCity of Minneapolis, MinnesotaBergen County, New JerseyMiddlesex County, New JerseyBernalillo County, New MexicoMecklenburg County, North CarolinaWake County, North CarolinaCuyahoga County, OhioAllegheny County, PennsylvaniaLehigh County, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia County, PennsylvaniaRichland County, South CarolinaHarris County, TexasWaller County, TexasFairfax County, VirginiaPrince William County, VirginiaCity of Milwaukee, Wisconsin