司法部將監督 27 個州的投票是否遵守聯邦投票權利法

司法部今日宣布，將於 11 月 5 日大選期間監督27 個州 86 個選區的選舉過程，以確保其遵守聯邦投票權利法。

司法部負責執行聯邦投票權利法，保障所有合格選民的投票權利。該部門定期派遣工作人員，對全國範圍內社區的選舉過程是否遵守聯邦民權法律進行監督。

針對本次大選，司法部將在選舉日對 86 個選區的聯邦投票權利法遵守情況進行監督，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;

司法部民權司將負責協調此次監督工作。監督團隊由民權司人員、司法部其他部門人員、美國檢察官辦公室人員以及聯邦人事管理局的聯邦觀察員組成。 在選舉日當天，民權司工作人員將與州和地方選舉官員保持溝通。

民權司投票科將負責執行以下聯邦法律中關於保護投票權利的民事條款：《投票權利法案》、《全國選民登記法案》、《協助美國投票法案》、《服役及海外公民缺席投票法案》以及《民權法案》。民權司殘障人士權利科將負責執行《殘障美國人士法案》(Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA)，保障殘障人士享有平等的投票機會。民權司刑事科將負責執行禁止因種族、膚色、國籍或宗教原因恐嚇和壓制選民行為的聯邦刑事法律。

選舉日當天，民權司工作人員將全天候受理公眾關於可能違反聯邦投票權利法的問題和投訴。公眾可透過造訪司法部網站www.civilrights.justice.gov 或撥打免費電話 800-253-3931 進行檢舉。

如果對于 ADA 有任何疑問或想要提出投訴，可致電司法部的免費 ADA 資訊熱線 800-514-0301 或 833-610-1264 (TTY)，或造訪司法部的 ADA 網站 www.ada.gov 提出投訴。

若在投票站遭遇任何干擾，請向當地選舉官員（包括投票站內的工作人員）檢舉。若在投票站遭遇暴力、暴力威脅或恫嚇，請立即致電 911 向當地警方檢舉。在聯絡地方當局後，請同時將這些投訴報告給司法部。

有關投票和選舉的詳細資訊，包括指導文件和其他資源，請造訪 www.justice.gov/voting。慾了解有關《投票權利法案》及其他聯邦投票法的詳細資訊，請造訪 ww.justice.gov/crt/voting-section。