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Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Texas

On May 9, 2009, the Department of Justice will monitor municipal elections in the cities of Farmers Branch and Hondo, Texas, to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Under the Voting Rights Act, the Justice Department is authorized to ask the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to send federal observers to areas [...]

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Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Mississippi

The Justice Department today announced that on May 5, 2009, it will monitor municipal elections in the towns of Cleveland, Como, Meridian and Sardis, Miss., to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Under the Voting Rights Act, the Justice Department is authorized to ask the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to send federal [...]

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