The Justice Department used the release of a 'guidance' document to press their campaign of saber-rattling against Republican-led audits of the 2020 vote in Arizona and other states
The Justice Department on Wednesday issued another warning aimed at states conducting or considering audits of ballots tallied in last year’s election, reminding election authorities that allowing ballots to be mishandled can violate federal law.
“Election audits are exceedingly rare. But the Department is concerned that some jurisdictions conducting them may be using, or proposing to use, procedures that risk violating the Civil Rights Act,” the memo says. The Justice Department already sent the Arizona state Senate a letter in May raising concerns that the procedures for auditing Maricopa County ballots were not adequate to make sure they were preserved under federal law. However, federal officials would not say whether they are planning to take legal action against that state or any other jurisdiction. A requirement in the Civil Rights Act of 1960 calls on election authorities to preserve ballots from federal elections for 22 months.
Georgia officials said the suit was without merit, noting that a number of northeastern states have more restrictive practices for early or absentee voting. The new guidance on audits stops short of asserting that it is illegal for a state or locality to use a contractor for ballot reviews. But the Justice Department warns that doing so seems to increase the chances that the integrity of the ballots may be violated.
The Arizona process has been besieged by infighting this week. Ken Bennett, a former Republican secretary of state who was serving as a “liaison” for the state Senate and the auditors, told a conservative radio host that he was locked out of the efforts earlier this week. On Wednesday, he told the host,“I am the liaison in name only,” Bennett told Harris on Wednesday. “Being locked out at this critical point … makes it impossible for me to be a true liaison for the Senate.
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