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The Justice Department on Wednesday issued another warning aimed at states conducting or considering audits of ballots tallied in last years election, reminding election authorities that allowing ballots to be mishandled can violate federal law.
While the Biden administration guidance document carries no formal legal weight and may not strike fear into local officials, the Justice Department used the release of the legal analysis to press their campaign of saber-rattling against Republican-led audits of the 2020 vote in Arizona and other states, as well as voting changes many GOP-controlled states are pursuing as part of purported anti-fraud efforts.
Jurisdictions have to be careful not to let those ballots be defaced or mutilated or lost or destroyed as part of an audit, said a Justice Department official who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity. This document puts down a marker that says the Justice Department is concerned about this.
The new, seven-page Justice Department issuance doesnt break new ground, but it does send the message that federal officials are closely scrutinizing the audit efforts.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/doj-fires-warning-shot-against-110052292.html
The Magistrate
(95,241 posts)File civil suits, or execute arrests, as the relevant statute dictates.
"Kill one, warn one hundred."
jaxexpat
(6,799 posts)We might just get through this mess when/if the "threat of justice" is underlined with a few stiff sentences awarded to some high-visibility, bad-actor politicians.
Ya hear me Gym? Kevin? You guys up for some hard time?
leftieNanner
(15,062 posts)have they not stopped the Arizona debacle??
The Cyber Ninjas have broken countless laws and cost the State of Arizona $9 million.
Don't just send a letter! DO something!
Fiendish Thingy
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