司法部将监督 27 个州的投票是否遵守联邦投票权利法

司法部今日宣布，将于 11 月 5 日大选期间监督27 个州 86 个选区的选举过程，以确保其遵守联邦投票权利法。

司法部负责执行联邦投票权利法，保障所有合格选民的投票权利。该部门定期派遣工作人员，对全国范围内社区的选举过程是否遵守联邦民权法律进行监督。

针对本次大选，司法部将在选举日对 86 个选区的联邦投票权利法遵守情况进行监督，其中包括：

• Bethel Census Area, Alaska;
• Dillingham Census Area, Alaska;
• Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska;
• North Slope Borough, Alaska;
• Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska;
• Apache County, Arizona;
• Maricopa County, Arizona;
• Pima County, Arizona;
• Yuma County, Arizona;
• San Joaquin County, California;
• Broward County, Florida;
• Miami-Dade County, Florida;
• Orange County, Florida;
• Osceola County, Florida;
• Cobb County, Georgia;
• DeKalb County, Georgia;
• Fulton County, Georgia;
• Gwinnett County, Georgia;
• Macon-Bibb County, Georgia;
• Jefferson County, Kentucky;
• Kenton County, Kentucky;
• City of Everett, Massachusetts;
• City of Fitchburg, Massachusetts;
• City of Leominster, Massachusetts;
• City of Lowell, Massachusetts;
• City of Malden, Massachusetts;
• City of Methuen, Massachusetts;
• City of Quincy, Massachusetts;
• City of Salem, Massachusetts;
• Prince George’s County, Maryland;
• City of Ann Arbor, Michigan;
• City of Detroit, Michigan;
• City of Flint, Michigan;
• City of Grand Rapids, Michigan;
• City of Hamtramck, Michigan;
• City of Warren, Michigan;
• Hennepin County, Minnesota;
• City of Minneapolis, Minnesota;
• Ramsey County, Minnesota;
• Covington County, Mississippi;
• Scott County, Mississippi;
• Warren County, Mississippi;
• City of St. Louis, Missouri;
• Blaine County, Montana;
• Alamance County, North Carolina;
• Mecklenburg County, North Carolina;
• Wake County, North Carolina;
• Bergen County, New Jersey;
• Middlesex County, New Jersey;
• Union County, New Jersey;
• Bernalillo County, New Mexico;
• Cibola County, New Mexico;
• Clark County, Nevada;
• Queens, New York;
• Cuyahoga County, Ohio;
• Portage County, Ohio;
• Allegheny County, Pennsylvania;
• Luzerne County, Pennsylvania;
• Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania;
• City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island;
• City of Providence, Rhode Island;
• City of Woonsocket, Rhode Island;
• Charleston County, South Carolina;
• Bennett County, South Dakota;
• Jackson County, South Dakota;
• Minnehaha County, South Dakota;
• Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota;
• Atascosa County, Texas;
• Bexar County, Texas;
• Dallas County, Texas;
• Frio County, Texas;
• Harris County, Texas;
• Hays County, Texas;
• Palo Pinto County, Texas;
• Waller County, Texas;
• San Juan County, Utah;
• Hanover County, Virginia;
• Henrico County, Virginia;
• Loudoun County, Virginia;
• City of Manassas, Virginia;
• City of Manassas Park, Virginia;
• Prince William County, Virginia;
• Town of Lawrence (Rusk County), Wisconsin;
• City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
• Town of Thornapple, Wisconsin; and
• City of Wausau, Wisconsin;

司法部民权司将负责协调此次监督工作。监督团队由民权司人员、司法部其他部门人员、美国检察官办公室人员以及联邦人事管理局的联邦观察员组成。在选举日当天，民权司的工作人员将与州和地方选举官员保持沟通。

民权司投票科将负责执行以下联邦法律中关于保护投票权利的民事条款：《投票权利法案》、《全国选民登记法案》、《协助美国投票法案》、《服役及海外公民缺席投票法案》以及《民权法案》。民权司残疾人士权利科将负责执行《残疾美国人士法案》(Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA)，保障残疾人士享有平等的投票机会。民权司刑事科将负责执行禁止因种族、肤色、国籍或宗教原因恐吓和压制选民行为的联邦刑事法律。

选举日当天，民权司工作人员将全天候受理公众关于可能违反联邦投票权利法的问题和投诉。公众可通过访问司法部网站 www.civilrights.justice.gov 或拨打免费电话 800-253-3931 进行检举。

如果对于 ADA 有任何疑问或想要提出投诉，可致电司法部的免费 ADA 信息热线 800-514-0301 或 833-610-1264 (TTY)，或访问司法部的 ADA 网站 www.ada.gov 提出投诉。

若在投票站遭遇任何干扰，请向当地选举官员（包括投票站内的工作人员）检举。若在投票站遭遇暴力、暴力威胁或恐吓，请立即致电 911 向当地警方检举。在与地方当局取得联系后，请同时将此类事件报告给司法部。

有关投票和选举的更多信息，包括指导文件和其他资源，请访问 www.justice.gov/voting。如需了解有关《投票权利法案》和其他联邦投票法的更多信息，请访问 www.justice.gov/crt/voting-section。