Texas Blocks DOJ Monitors From Polling Locations

The Texas Tribune reports:

Texas’ top elections official told the U.S. Department of Justice on Friday its election monitors aren’t permitted in the state’s polling places after the federal agency announced plans to dispatch monitors to eight counties on Election Day to ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws.

The Justice Department regularly sends monitors across the country to keep an eye out for potential voting rights violations during major elections. The agency said monitors would be on the ground in 86 jurisdictions in 27 states. The Texas counties are Atascosa, Bexar, Dallas, Frio, Harris, Hays, Palo Pinto and Waller counties.

Late Friday evening, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson told the federal agency that its election monitors aren’t among those allowed inside Texas polling places or in central locations where ballots are counted under state law. Election Day is Tuesday.

Read the full article. Florida has done the same.

Texas tells U.S. Justice Department that federal election monitors aren’t allowed in polling places. https://t.co/B7ZyxEqq2D

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) November 2, 2024