Summary

Texas’ top elections official informed the U.S. Department of Justice that federal election monitors are not permitted inside polling places or counting locations under Texas law. The Justice Department plans to send monitors to eight Texas counties to ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws. Despite the monitors’ presence outside polling places, Texas Democrats had previously requested their deployment to the state’s five most populous counties.

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[–] 148 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's a shame that Federal law supersedes state law, huh Texas?

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  • [–] 106 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    For decades, the Justice Department has dispersed election monitors across the country to observe procedures in polling sites and at places where ballots are counted. That was a power granted to the federal government under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed discriminatory voting practices and sought to equalize voting access. After the U.S. Supreme Court gutted parts of the law years ago, the agency now must get permission from state and local jurisdictions to be present or get a court order.

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  • [+] 124 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)
  • [–] 56 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Clearly, but it's not really funny.

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  • [–] 44 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I have nothing useful to add here. I just wanted to say that Ted Cruz is a piece of shit.

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  • [–] 98 points 2 years ago*

    Oh, Christ. Here we go.

    Just tell them their electoral votes aren't valid then. Shut this shit down now.

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  • [–] 89 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Honestly, I think UN monitors should be monitoring our elections at this point. The qons have no interest in actual democracy.

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  • [–] 73 points 2 years ago

    How do you tell the world you are trying to steal an election. This is it.

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  • [–] 57 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yo! France, we might need your help.

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  • [–] 34 points 2 years ago

    Federal Government:

    Texas: “and I took that personally”

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    [–] 17 points 2 years ago

    Lol that's not a battle Texas is going to win. Federal over state.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    They might as well say they are going to manipulate the count.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    So the federal institution just gets Texas employees to do it as members of the constituency.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    I'm a Thirdie. This is Tin Pot El Presidente Dear Leader level of shit, not a first world nation.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    so when does abbutt come up for kickout?

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