联邦选举监督员11月3日进驻法戈7个投票点：司法部监督覆盖全美50州、远超2022年的24州
北达科他州卡斯县选举官员10月30日证实，联邦选举监督员将在11月3日投票日进驻该县7个投票点，观察投票程序是否遵守联邦法律。
据《北达科他观察》记者迈克尔·阿赫特林报道，这是司法部覆盖全国50州的大规模监督行动的一部分，规模较2022年中期选举时仅向24州派观察员大幅扩大。当地选举官员告诉《北达科他观察》，司法部已通报相关计划，7个投票点将有监督员在场。
按照北达科他州规定，联邦投票观察员须遵守投票点入口100英尺内不得打扰选民的规定，只能观察、不得干预投票。卡斯县是北达科他州人口最多的县，法戈市是该县县治，投票点分布覆盖市区及周边社区。
司法部以往在选举日向部分州派出的民权司监督员同样只观察、不介入投票过程。这次全国范围的监督行动正值提前投票与邮寄选票高峰期，各州选举官员如何与联邦观察员协调，成为选前最后几天的一个关注点。卡斯县之外的其他县是否也有监督员进驻，报道未作说明。
来源：GSM·美国
Federal Election Monitors to Staff 7 Cass County Polling Sites on November 3 as Justice Department Covers All 50 States, Far beyond 24 in 2022
Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota — Cass County election officials confirmed on October 30 that federal election monitors will be present at seven polling sites in the county on Election Day, November 3, to observe whether voting procedures comply with federal law.
According to North Dakota Monitor reporter Michael Achterling, the deployment is part of a large Justice Department oversight effort covering all 50 states, a significant increase from the 2022 midterms, when observers were sent to only 24 states. Local election officials told the Monitor the department has communicated its plans and that seven sites will have monitors present.
Under North Dakota rules, federal poll observers must not interrupt voters within 100 feet of a polling location; they may only observe and may not intervene in voting. Cass County is North Dakota's most populous county, with Fargo as its seat, and its polling sites cover the city and surrounding communities.
Justice Department civil rights monitors sent to some states in past elections likewise only observed. This year's nationwide deployment comes amid peak early and mail voting, and how state election officials coordinate with federal observers is a focus in the final days before the election. Whether other counties will also host monitors was not addressed in the reporting.
Source: GSM America
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
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