The Justice Department will again monitor elections Tuesday, including in several swing states, as President Donald Trump faces off against Democratic challenger Joe Biden.
"Federal law entrusts the Civil Rights Division with protecting the right to vote for all Americans," Eric S. Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division said in a DOJ press release. "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."
Among the 18 states listed are the swing states of Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania.
The department's Civil Rights Division is set to send staff to 44 jurisdictions in 44 counties and cities.
The Civil Rights Division’s Voting Section enforces multiple federal statutes that protect citizens' right to vote, including the Civil Rights Act, absentee voting, and prohibition of voter intimidation and voter suppression based on race, color, national origin or religion.
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