Civil Rights Division

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday it will be sending members of its Civil Rights Division to monitor polling places in Dallas County on Election Day.

The Justice Department said Monday it will send more than 500 staffers to 28 states on Election Day to monitor the polls, a 35 percent reduction from the number four years ago. The personnel will be dispatched to 67 jurisdictions to watch for potential civil rights violations, such as discrimination on the basis of race, religion or gender. The announcement...

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