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Federal officials will monitor polls in these 4 Wisconsin communities

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Federal officials will monitor polls in these 4 Wisconsin communities

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Federal officials will monitor polls in four Wisconsin cities and towns on Election Day.

The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday: Officials will be at the polls In 86 jurisdictions nationwide, including the following four Wisconsin cities and towns:

Milwaukee: It’s Wisconsin’s largest and most diverse city, which has been the target of widespread allegations of voter fraud in the past.

thorn apple: A town in Rusk County in October ordered to return to using voting machines by a federal judge It is accessible to disabled people. The judge ruled that Thornapple violated federal law by “failing to provide an appropriate voting system for individuals with disabilities” in elections held on April 2 and Aug. 13 this year.

lawrence: Another town in Rusk County that the U.S. Department of Justice is suing for allegedly failing to provide voting machines accessible to people with disabilities. Ministry of Justice He said he had reached before ONE agreement with the Town of Lawrence.

: A city in central Wisconsin The mayor unilaterally decided to dismiss a drop box for absentee ballots.

Civil Rights Division employees will be available on election day to receive questions and complaints from the public regarding possible violations of federal voting rights laws. Reporting can be made via the ministry’s website. www.civilrights.justice.gov or by calling toll-free at 800-253-3931.

Individuals with questions or complaints regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act can call the department’s toll-free ADA information line at 800-514-0301 or 833-610-1264 (TTY) or file a complaint through a link on the department’s ADA website: www.ada.gov.

The Department of Justice said that complaints about any disruption at the polling place should always be reported to local election officials (including polling place officials), while complaints about violence, threats of violence or intimidation at the polling place should be reported immediately to local election officials. You can reach local police authorities by calling 911.

The Ministry of Justice said that these complaints should be reported to the ministry after contacting local authorities.

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