Texas has sued the U.S. Justice Department seeking to block federal election monitors from observing the polls in eight counties. The lawsuit comes after the DOJ announced on Nov. 1 it would send federal election monitors to 27 states, including Texas.
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DOJ officials said federal poll monitors would go to eight Texas counties on Election Day and ensure the polls are compliant with federal law.
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On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Texas announced in a press release it would sue to prevent those monitors from visiting the state.
“The Texas Secretary of State immediately notified DOJ that Texas law does not permit federal ‘monitors’ inside a polling place or central counting station,” the release stated.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed the lawsuit. He argued that “no federal statute authorizes the Biden-Harris administration to dispatch federal agents to ‘monitor’ state elections when they are prohibited by state laws.”
The Lone Star State and the DOJ reached an agreement on the matter. According to Paxton’s office, the DOJ agreed to reverse its position and abide by Texas state election laws.
Under the terms of the agreement, all DOJ monitors will remain outside of polling and central count locations and abide by Texas laws governing conduct within 100 feet of those locations. They must also refrain from interfering with any voters attempting to cast ballots.
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Missouri filed a similar lawsuit on Monday, Nov. 4. As Straight Arrow News reported, the lawsuit was an attempt to prevent election poll workers from visiting polling sites. The DOJ said its election workers would remain outside polling places.
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TEXAS SUED THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY, SEEKING TO BLOCK FEDERAL ELECTION MONITORS IN EIGHT COUNTIES. ON NOVEMBER 1ST, THE DOJ ANNOUNCED IT WAS SENDING FEDERAL ELECTION MONITORS TO 27 STATES, INCLUDING TEXAS.
THE DOJ SAID FEDERAL POLL MONITORS WOULD VISIT 8 TEXAS COUNTIES ON ELECTION Day to OBSERVE COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL VOTING LAWS “THAT PROHIBIT VOTER INTIMIDATION AND VOTER SUPPRESSION BASED ON RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR RELIGION.”
“THE TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED DOJ THAT TEXAS LAW DOES NOT PERMIT FEDERAL “MONITORS” INSIDE A POLLING PLACE OR CENTRAL COUNTING STATION,” THE RELEASE STATED.
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL KEN PAXTON SUED THE DOJ AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARGUING “NO FEDERAL STATUTE AUTHORIZES THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION TO DISPATCH FEDERAL AGENTS TO “MONITOR” STATE ELECTIONS WHEN THEY ARE PROHIBITED BY STATE LAWS.”
THE LONE STAR STATE AND THE DOJ CAME TO AN AGREEMENT ON THE MATTER.
ACCORDING TO PAXTON’S OFFICE, THE DOJ AGREED TO REVERSE COURSE AND ABIDE BY TEXAS STATE ELECTION LAWS.
ACCORDING TO THE AGREEMENT, “ALL DOJ ‘MONITORS’ WILL REMAIN OUTSIDE OF POLLING AND CENTRAL COUNT LOCATIONS, ABIDE BY TEXAS LAWS GOVERNING CONDUCT WITHIN 100 FEET OF THOSE LOCATIONS, AND REFRAIN FROM INTERFERING WITH ANY VOTERS ATTEMPTING TO CAST BALLOTS,” A PRESS RELEASE FROM PAXTON’S OFFICE STATES.
STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS ALSO REPORTED ON THE STATE OF MISSOURI FILING A LAWSUIT THIS WEEK AGAINST THE DOJ TO STOP ELECTION POLL WORKERS FROM VISITING POLLING SITES.
THE DOJ SAID ITS ELECTION WORKERS WOULD REMAIN OUTSIDE OF POLLING PLACES.
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