联邦司法部致函俄勒冈州务卿提醒保存选举记录22个月，里德回函纠正拼写
俄勒冈州首府塞勒姆（Salem），美国司法部10月29日致函俄勒冈州务卿 Tobias Read，提醒其办公室须按联邦法律保存选举记录。《塞勒姆政治家报》报道了这封信的内容。
司法部代理副部长 R. Trent McCotter 在信中说，选举官员须在选举后保存记录22个月，不遵守可能面临最高一年监禁或1,000美元罚款；据报道，这封信同时发给各州。Read 在10月30日的回函中表示，俄勒冈州认真对待保护自由公正选举的责任，遵循法律、俄勒冈州宪法与美国宪法，并指出信中多次把他的姓氏 Read 拼错成 Reed——“我的名字拼作 R-E-A-D，就像‘读宪法’的 read”。
截至10月30日上午8时，州务卿办公室报告已收到逾100万张选票，约占已寄出选票的三分之一。司法部此前于10月22日表示，将在11月3日向姆尔特诺默县派遣选举观察员。选举日为11月3日。
DOJ Warns Oregon to Preserve Election Records for 22 Months; Read Replies
SALEM, Ore. — The U.S. Department of Justice wrote to Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read on October 29 reminding him of federal requirements to preserve election records, the Salem Statesman Journal reported.
In the letter, Acting Deputy Attorney General R. Trent McCotter advised that election officials must hold records for 22 months after the election, and that failure to do so could mean up to a year in prison or a $1,000 fine. The letter was reportedly sent to all states. In an October 30 response, Read wrote that Oregon takes its responsibility to protect free and fair elections seriously and follows the law, the Oregon Constitution and the U.S. Constitution — and pointed out that the letter repeatedly misspelled his name as "Reed": "My name is spelled R-E-A-D, as in 'read the Constitution.'"
As of 8 a.m. on October 30, the Secretary of State's office reported more than a million ballots received, about a third of those sent out. The Justice Department said on October 22 that it would send election monitors to Multnomah County on November 3. Election Day is November 3.
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