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No federal observers for November election raise concerns
The 2016 election will lack federal special observers for states with historic voting discrimination after Shelby County v. Holder. DOJ will send fewer staff to about half the states. observers cannot monitor polling places without local approval, sparking worries among civil rights groups and election officials.
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Tony Pugh McClatchy
Washington Bureau
Washington
Supreme Court
Shelby County
Holder
U.S. Department of Justice
Department
Kristen Clarke
Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under Law
Donald Trump
Trump
Hillary
Vanita Gupta
Justice Department
Mississippi
Georgia
Dale Ho
Voting Rights Project
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Brian Kemp
Delbert Hosemann
Hosemann