Justice Dept. tells states they must follow federal law when conducting post-election audits or changing election procedures.
"We are concerned that if they are going to conduct these so-called audits, they have to comply with federal law and can't conduct them in a way that's going toIn two guidance documents, the Justice Department also said states should not assume that reverting to pre-pandemic voting procedures provides them a safe harbor from potential legal challenges.
In conducting audits, for example, a federal civil rights law requires state and local election officials to preserve all voting records for 22 months after a federal election. Even if state legislators or other office holders take custody of ballots for an audit, the obligation to keep the records intact does not change.ballots are being reviewed
The audit-related document that the Justice Department issued Wednesday also reminded states that canvassing certain areas to see if individuals were legally qualified to vote could be considered a form of voter intimidation, which is also banned by federal law. The letter sent to Arizona in May noted that contractors planned to"knock on doors to confirm if valid voters actually lived at the stated address.
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