Are the supremacy clause and the (remainder of the) voting rights act part of our laws or are they optional?
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Texas tells U.S. Justice Department that federal election monitors aren’t allowed in polling places
Texas’ top elections official said Friday that federal inspectors can’t be inside polls or places where ballots are counted under Texas law after the DOJ announced plans to send monitors to the state.
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/01/texas-justice-department-election-monitors/
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It’s unlikely that’s what the Feds asked to do. Biden’s Feds don’t belong inside polling places any more than Trump’s did. It’s voter intimidation.
They probably asked to monitor counting, and Texas twisted it to get publicity.
@EileenKCarpenter
No
Texas Democrats asked for federal monitors, as provided under the remaining parts of the voting rights act.
The federal monitors would join the county and state monitors in the polling locations and county counting centers