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Texas’ top elections official told the U.S. Department of Justice on Friday its election monitors aren’t permitted in the state’s polling places after the federal agency announced plans to dispatch monitors to eight counties on Election Day to ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws.

  • @grueEnglish
    10•25 days ago

    It’s absolutely ignorant to refuse monitoring as it would only help to prove a fair election to have them there.

    That’s exactly why they’re kicking them out: they want to cast doubt on the fairness of the election, so that they can manufacture excuses to throw out votes in Democrat-leaning ares, make it easier for Trump’s lawsuits challenging the results to succeed, etc.