Thread: D.O.J. to Monitor Elections in Arizona

Department of Justice
Office of Public Affairs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, August 23, 2010

Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced that it will monitor the primary elections on Aug. 24, 2010, in Apache and Navajo Counties, Ariz., to ensure compliance with the minority language requirements of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other federal voting rights statutes. The Voting Rights Act requires these covered jurisdictions to provide language assistance in certain Native American languages during the election process.

Under the Voting Rights Act, the Justice Department is authorized to ask the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to send federal observers to jurisdictions that are certified by the Attorney General or by a federal court order. Federal observers will be assigned to monitor polling place activities in these counties based on the attorney general’s certification. The observers will watch and record activities during voting hours at polling locations in these jurisdictions, and Civil Rights Division attorneys will coordinate the federal activities and maintain contact with local election officials.

Each year, the Justice Department deploys hundreds of federal observers from OPM, as well as departmental staff, to monitor elections across the country. To file complaints about discriminatory voting practices, including acts of harassment or intimidation, voters may call the Voting Section of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division at 1-800-253-3931. Visit www.justice.gov/crt/voting/index.php for more information about the Voting Rights Act and other federal voting laws.

10-951 Civil Rights Division

http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/Augu ... t-951.html

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Justice Department to Monitor Elections..

What a joke, no bias here, huh? They didn't mention eligibility to vote..

They need to be checking the identification of the voters to prevent illegals from voting.

Originally Posted by Rockfish

Justice Department to Monitor Elections..

What a joke, no bias here, huh? They didn't mention eligibility to vote..

You can't get much more eligible to vote than being a Native American.

The Voting Rights Act requires these covered jurisdictions to provide language assistance in certain Native American languages during the election process.

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

Department of Justice
Office of Public Affairs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, August 23, 2010

Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced that it will monitor the primary elections on Aug. 24, 2010, in Apache and Navajo Counties, Ariz., to ensure compliance with the minority language requirements of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other federal voting rights statutes. The Voting Rights Act requires these covered jurisdictions to provide language assistance in certain Native American languages during the election process.

Under the Voting Rights Act, the Justice Department is authorized to ask the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to send federal observers to jurisdictions that are certified by the Attorney General or by a federal court order. Federal observers will be assigned to monitor polling place activities in these counties based on the attorney general’s certification. The observers will watch and record activities during voting hours at polling locations in these jurisdictions, and Civil Rights Division attorneys will coordinate the federal activities and maintain contact with local election officials.

Each year, the Justice Department deploys hundreds of federal observers from OPM, as well as departmental staff, to monitor elections across the country. To file complaints about discriminatory voting practices, including acts of harassment or intimidation, voters may call the Voting Section of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division at 1-800-253-3931. Visit www.justice.gov/crt/voting/index.php for more information about the Voting Rights Act and other federal voting laws.

10-951 Civil Rights Division

http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/Augu ... t-951.html

how come mexico don't Have Vote hall are they going to have ID & not the brother ID I read they have to show Lot of paper work we Had the Illigal Immigrant In our town but no more ,

Originally Posted by uniteasone

They need to be checking the identification of the voters to prevent illegals from voting.

Proof of Identification at the Polls

IMPORTANT NOTICE: ID at the polls is required for all Arizona elections.
Every qualified elector is required to show proof of identity at the polling place ...
www.azsos.gov/election/prop_200/poll_identification.htm

Register to Vote in Arizona

Q: What are the qualifications to register to vote?

Answer:

Must be a Citizen of the United States of America
Must be a resident of Arizona
Must be 18 years of age or more on or before the day of the next regular General Election
Must not be a convicted felony, unless your civil rights have been restored
Must not been adjudicated incompetent

Q: What are the types of documents that are acceptable for proving citizenship?

Answer:

If this is your first time registering to vote in Arizona or you have moved to another county in Arizona, your voter registration form must also include proof of citizenship or the form will be rejected. If you have an Arizona driver license or non-operating identification issued after October 1, 1996, write the number in box 13 on the front of the Arizona Voter Registration form. This will serve as proof of citizenship and no additional documents are needed. If not, you must attach proof of citizenship to the form. Only one acceptable form of proof is needed to register to vote. The following is a list of acceptable documents to establish your citizenship:

A legible photocopy of a birth certificate that verifies citizenship and supporting legal documentation (i.e. marriage certificate) if the name on the birth certificate is not the same as your current legal name

A legible photocopy of pertinent pages of a United States passport identifying the applicant

Presentation to the County Recorder of United States naturalization documents or fill in your Alien Registration Number in box 19 on the front of this form

The applicant’s Bureau of Indian Affairs Card Number, Tribal Treaty Card Number, or Tribal Enrollment Number in box 16 on the front of the voter registration form

A legible photocopy of a driver license or non-operating identification from another state within the United States if the license indicates that the applicant has provided satisfactory proof of citizenship
A legible photocopy of a Tribal Certificate of Indian Blood or Tribal or Bureau of Indian Affairs Affidavit of Birth.

If you are registered in Arizona and use this registration form because you move within a county, change your name, or change your political party affiliation, you do not need to provide photocopies of proof of citizenship. If you move to a different Arizona county, you will need to provide proof of citizenship.

http://www.azsos.gov/election/How_to_register.htm

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1 out of 5 AZ. voters to vote Tue.

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-210279.html

For what is at stake in Arizona you would think the numbers would be higher as far as turn outs. Let us hope they will be!