{"id":57762,"date":"2024-10-15T16:36:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T23:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=57762"},"modified":"2024-10-15T16:36:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T23:36:25","slug":"feds-to-monitor-compliance-with-voting-rights-laws-in-portage-county-ohio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=57762","title":{"rendered":"Feds to Monitor Compliance with Voting Rights Laws in Portage County, Ohio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"node-body\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"field-formatter--text-default field-text-format--wysiwyg text-formatted field_body\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3918 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-300x300.png\" alt=\"Two Men Arrested for Allegedly Operating One of the Largest Synthetic Drug Smuggling Rings\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it will monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in Portage County, Ohio, during the early voting period and on Election Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The Justice Department enforces the federal voting rights laws that protect the rights of all citizens to access the ballot. The department regularly deploys its staff to monitor for compliance with federal civil rights laws in elections in communities all across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0In addition, the department also deploys federal observers from the Office of Personnel Management, where authorized by federal court order.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Voters in Portage County have raised concerns about intimidation resulting from the surveillance and collection of personal information regarding voters and threats concerning the electoral process. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Section 11 (b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibits attempted or actual intimidation, threats, or coercion directed toward any person for voting and related activities or urging or aiding others in voting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Portage County sheriff won&#039;t provide early voting election security after social media post\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lB3T0fi1AxI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Portage County Board of Elections to replace deputies for election security\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kuwOaBwwUiQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"node-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"field-formatter--text-default field-text-format--wysiwyg text-formatted field_body\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The Civil Rights Division\u2019s Voting Section, working with U.S. Attorneys\u2019 Offices, enforces the civil provisions of federal statutes that protect the right to vote, including the Voting Rights Act, National Voter Registration Act, Help America Vote Act, Civil Rights Acts and Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Reports related to voter intimidation in Portage County and complaints about any other possible violations of federal voting rights laws can be submitted through the Civil Rights Division\u2019s internet reporting portal at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.civilrights.justice.gov\/\">www.civilrights.justice.gov<\/a>\u00a0or by telephone at 1-800-253-3931.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">More information about voting and elections, including guidance documents and other resources, is available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.justice.gov\/voting\">www.justice.gov\/voting<\/a>. 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