司法部11月3日向密歇根州七城派联邦选举观察员：州总检察长称观察员只观察不干预
美国司法部民权司已通知密歇根州七个城市，将于11月3日选举日向当地投票站派驻联邦选举观察员。密歇根州总检察长 Dana Nessel 10月22日发布声明证实，收到通知的七城为 Detroit、East Lansing、Flint、Grand Rapids、Hamtramck、Lansing 与 Warren。
司法部律师 James Catania 在10月21日致 East Lansing 市书记官的邮件中写道，民权司的观察员「只观察，不以任何方式侵入或干预投票过程」，其职责是确保《全国选民登记法》与《帮助美国投票法》等联邦选举法得到遵守。观察员多为司法部律师与工作人员，不得与选民交谈、不得接触选举设备或选票。密歇根州州长 Gretchen Whitmer 与副州务卿 Aghogho Edevbie 均表示，联邦观察员是选举流程的常规组成部分，州与地方选举官员已与司法部就安排保持沟通。Nessel 同时表示，其办公室会追究任何非法干预、恐吓选民或选举工作人员的行为。今年8月初选时，司法部曾向 Detroit、Lansing 与 East Lansing 三城派出观察员。
密歇根州是今年中期选举的战场州，选民将在11月3日选出新州长与一名联邦参议员。
来源：GSM·美国
DOJ to Send Federal Election Monitors to Seven Michigan Cities on Nov. 3; State AG Says Monitors Only Observe
The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has notified seven Michigan cities that federal election monitors will be present at their polling places on Election Day, November 3. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel confirmed in an October 22 statement that the seven communities are Detroit, East Lansing, Flint, Grand Rapids, Hamtramck, Lansing and Warren.
In an October 21 email to the East Lansing city clerk, DOJ attorney James Catania wrote that the Civil Rights Division's monitors "only observe" and "do not intrude or interfere in any way in the voting process," and that they work to ensure compliance with federal voting laws including the National Voter Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act. The monitors, mostly DOJ attorneys and staff, may not speak with voters or handle election equipment or ballots. Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie both described federal monitors as a standard part of the election process, noting that state and local officials have been in regular contact with the DOJ. Nessel added that her office stands ready to hold accountable anyone who unlawfully interferes with or intimidates voters or election workers. The DOJ previously sent monitors to Detroit, Lansing and East Lansing for the August primary.
Michigan is a battleground state in this year's midterm elections; on November 3 its voters will choose a new governor and a U.S. senator.
Source: GSM·USA
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