Tag: Voting Rights Act of 1965

Biden DOJ Sues Tennessee County over Alleged Election Discrimination as Trump’s A.G. Nominee Awaits Confirmation

Tom Pappert
US Atty Reagan Fondren, Fayette County Courthouse

The Department of Justice (DOJ) under President Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland launched a federal lawsuit against Fayette County, Tennessee, alleging its county redistricting plan for the Fayette County Board of Commissioners were gerrymandered to diminish the importance of black voters.

In its 17-page lawsuit, the DOJ accuses Fayette County of violating Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, arguing that black voters were given unequal voting opportunities as a result of the 2021 redistricting process.

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Several GOP-Led States Ban DOJ Election Monitors From Polling Sites in 2024 Presidential Election

Just the News
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft

Several Republican-led states said that they are banning U.S. Department of Justice election monitors from entering polling sites in the November general election after the agency sent observers to various states in the 2022 midterms.

When the DOJ announced that it was sending election monitors to polling sites in multiple states for the 2022 midterm elections, Florida and Missouri said that the department employees would not be permitted to observe the polls. Now, eight other states have said that they will also not allow DOJ election monitors to enter polling sites during the election this November, with some saying that banning them prevents federal interference in elections.

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