DOJ sued over plans to monitor polls in Missouri
By
Ashley Oliver
November 4, 2024 3:56 pm
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Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft brought a lawsuit Monday against the Department of Justice, alleging it overstepped its authority by arranging for federal officials to monitor polls in St. Louis on Election Day.
Missouri attorneys wrote in a complaint on behalf of Ashcroft, a Republican, that state law “strictly limits” who is authorized to be present to observe activity at polling locations.
“Poll monitors employed by DOJ are not on that list,” the attorneys wrote.
The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, headed by longtime civil rights advocate Kristen Clarke, announced Friday that it plans to monitor polls in 87 jurisdictions across more than two dozen states on Election Day. The monitoring will involve deploying staff to those locations and staying in touch with local officials to watch for any violations of federal election laws, the DOJ said.
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