US Attorney appoints officer to monitor federal election law violations – dailyjournal.net
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana has appointed a “District Election Officer” to monitor federal election law violations as early voting continues.Zachary A. Myers, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, announced Thursday that Assistant United States Attorney Tiffany J. Preston will lead the efforts of the Southern District of Indiana’s Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 5 general election. Preston has been appointed to serve as the District Election Officer for the Southern District of Indiana, and will be responsible for overseeing the southern district’s handling of Election Day complaints of voting rights concerns, threats of violence to election officials or staff and election fraud, in consultation with Justice Department headquarters in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Attorney’s office said in a news release.
“Every citizen must be able to vote without interference or discrimination and to have that vote counted in a fair and free election. Similarly, election officials and staff must be able to serve without being subject to unlawful threats of violence,” Myers said in the news release.” The Department of Justice will always work tirelessly to protect the integrity of the election process.”
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