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"Justice Dept. cuts number of staff it sends to enforce voting rights"
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is dispatching more than 500 staffers to monitor voting in 28 states Tuesday, as the country prepares for one of the most contentious elections in its history.
While federal authorities will be deployed from Bethel, Alaska, to Napa County, Calif., the number represents a substantial decline from 2012 when nearly 800 were assigned to determine whether voters are subject to racial discrimination, improper barriers related to language differences or disabilities. Among the group are linguists who are fluent in Spanish and a variety of Asian and Native American languages.
The change was forced by limitations outlined in a 2013 Supreme Court decision that struck down portions of the Voting Rights Act.
While federal authorities will be deployed from Bethel, Alaska, to Napa County, Calif., the number represents a substantial decline from 2012 when nearly 800 were assigned to determine whether voters are subject to racial discrimination, improper barriers related to language differences or disabilities. Among the group are linguists who are fluent in Spanish and a variety of Asian and Native American languages.
The change was forced by limitations outlined in a 2013 Supreme Court decision that struck down portions of the Voting Rights Act.
Full read here:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/07/justice-department-voting-rights/93418618/
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