MACON – Middle District of Georgia U.S. Attorney Peter D. Leary has announced the appointment of two District Election Officers to lead the efforts of the office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 5 general election.
The DEOs are responsible for overseeing the district’s handling of Election Day complaints of voting rights concerns, threats of violence to election officials or staff, and election fraud in consultation with Justice Department Headquarters in Washington.
kAm“tG6CJ 4:E:K6? >FDE 36 23=6 E@ G@E6 H:E9@FE :?E6C76C6?46 @C 5:D4C:>:?2E:@? 2?5 E@ 92G6 E92E G@E6 4@F?E65 :? 2 72:C 2?5 7C66 6=64E:@?[” {62CJ D2:5 :? 2 ?6HD C6=62D6] “$:>:=2C=J[ 6=64E:@? @77:4:2=D 2?5 DE277 >FDE 36 23=6 E@ D6CG6 H:E9@FE 36:?8 DF3;64E E@ F?=2H7F= E9C62ED @7 G:@=6?46] %96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 yFDE:46 H:== 2=H2JD H@C< E:C6=6DD=J E@ AC@E64E E96 :?E68C:EJ @7 E96 6=64E:@? AC@46DD]”k^Am
Recommended for you
The Daily Yonder reports on a data-driven disaster tool exhibiting a "bias" against rural communities. Click for more.The rural Americans too poor for federal flood protections
kAm%96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 yFDE:46 92D 2? :>A@CE2?E C@=6 :? 56E6CC:?8 2?5 4@>32E:?8 5:D4C:>:?2E:@? 2?5 :?E:>:52E:@? 2E E96 A@==D[ E9C62ED @7 G:@=6?46 5:C64E65 2E 6=64E:@? @77:4:2=D 2?5 A@== H@C<6CD[ 2?5 6=64E:@? 7C2F5] %96 56A2CE>6?E H:== 255C6DD E96D6 G:@=2E:@?D H96C6G6C E96J @44FC] %96 56A2CE>6?E’D =@?8\DE2?5:?8 t=64E:@? s2J AC@8C2> 7FCE96CD E96D6 8@2=D 2?5 D66<D E@ 6?DFC6 AF3=:4 4@?7:56?46 :? E96 6=64E@C2= AC@46DD 3J AC@G:5:?8 =@42= A@:?ED @7 4@?E24E H:E9:? E96 56A2CE>6?E 7@C E96 AF3=:4 E@ C6A@CE A@DD:3=6 7656C2= 6=64E:@? =2H G:@=2E:@?D]k^Am
kAmu656C2= =2H AC@E64ED 282:?DE DF49 4C:>6D 2D E9C62E6?:?8 G:@=6?46 282:?DE 6=64E:@? @77:4:2=D @C DE277[ :?E:>:52E:?8 @C 3C:3:?8 G@E6CD[ 3FJ:?8 2?5 D6==:?8 G@E6D[ :>A6CD@?2E:?8 G@E6CD[ 2=E6C:?8 G@E6 E2==:6D[ DEF77:?8 32==@E 3@I6D 2?5 >2C<:?8 32==@ED 7@C G@E6CD 282:?DE E96:C H:D96D @C H:E9@FE E96:C :?AFE] xE 2=D@ 4@?E2:?D DA64:2= AC@E64E:@?D 7@C E96 C:89ED @7 G@E6CD 2?5 AC@G:56D E92E E96J 42? G@E6 7C66 7C@> :?E6C76C6?46[ :?4=F5:?8 :?E:>:52E:@? 2?5 @E96C 24ED 56D:8?65 E@ AC6G6?E @C 5:D4@FC286 A6@A=6 7C@> G@E:?8 @C G@E:?8 7@C E96 42?5:52E6 @7 E96:C 49@:46] %96 '@E:?8 #:89ED p4E AC@E64ED E96 C:89E @7 G@E6CD E@ >2C< E96:C @H? 32==@E @C E@ 36 2DD:DE65 3J 2 A6CD@? @7 E96:C 49@:46 WH96C6 G@E6CD ?665 2DD:DE2?46 3642FD6 @7 5:D23:=:EJ @C :?23:=:EJ E@ C625 @C HC:E6 :? t?8=:D9X]k^Am
kAmU=5BF@j%96 7C2?49:D6 :D E96 4@C?6CDE@?6 @7 p>6C:42? 56>@4C24J[Q {62CJ D2:5] Q(6 2== >FDE 6?DFC6 E92E E9@D6 H9@ 2C6 6?E:E=65 E@ E96 7C2?49:D6 42? 6I6C4:D6 :E :7 E96J 49@@D6 2?5 E92E E9@D6 H9@ D66< E@ 4@CCFAE :E 2C6 3C@F89E E@ ;FDE:46] x? @C56C E@ C6DA@?5 E@ 4@>A=2:?ED @7 G@E:?8 C:89ED 4@?46C?D 2?5 6=64E:@? 7C2F5 5FC:?8 E96 FA4@>:?8 6=64E:@?[ 2?5 E@ 6?DFC6 E92E DF49 4@>A=2:?ED 2C6 5:C64E65 E@ E96 2AAC@AC:2E6 2FE9@C:E:6D[ E96 st~D H:== 36 @? 5FEJ :? E9:D 5:DEC:4E H9:=6 E96 A@==D 2C6 @A6?] %96 st~D 42? 36 C624965 3J E96 AF3=:4 2E E96 7@==@H:?8 E6=6A9@?6 ?F>36C[ WcfgX ea`\aehg[ @C 3J 6>2:= 2E k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i&$pvp|]st~oFD5@;]8@GQm&$pvp|]st~oFD5@;]8@Gk^2m]UC5BF@jk^Am
kAmx? 255:E:@?[ E96 uqx H:== 92G6 DA64:2= 286?ED 2G2:=23=6 :? 6249 7:6=5 @77:46 2?5 C6D:56?E 286?4J E9C@F89@FE E96 4@F?ECJ E@ C646:G6 2==682E:@?D @7 6=64E:@? 7C2F5 2?5 @E96C 6=64E:@? 23FD6D @? t=64E:@? s2J] %96 =@42= uqx 7:6=5 @77:46 42? 36 C624965 3J E96 AF3=:4 3J 42==:?8 `\g__\rp{{\uqx W`\g__\aad\dbacX @C 3J 6>2:= 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^E:AD]73:]8@GQmE:AD]73:]8@Gk^2m]k^Am
kAmr@>A=2:?ED 23@FE A@DD:3=6 G:@=2E:@?D @7 E96 7656C2= G@E:?8 C:89ED =2HD 42? 36 >256 5:C64E=J E@ E96 r:G:= #:89ED s:G:D:@? :? (2D9:?8E@? 3J 4@>A=2:?E 7@C> 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^4:G:=C:89ED];FDE:46]8@G^Qm9EEADi^^4:G:=C:89ED];FDE:46]8@G^k^2m @C 3J A9@?6 2E Wg__X adb\bhb`]k^Am
kAm“t?DFC:?8 7C66 2?5 72:C 6=64E:@?D 56A6?5D :? =2C86 A2CE @? E96 2DD:DE2?46 @7 E96 p>6C:42? 6=64E@C2E6[Q {62CJ D2:5] QxE :D :>A@CE2?E E92E E9@D6 H9@ 92G6 DA64:7:4 :?7@C>2E:@? 23@FE G@E:?8 C:89ED 4@?46C?D @C 6=64E:@? 7C2F5 >2<6 E92E :?7@C>2E:@? 2G2:=23=6 E@ E96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 yFDE:46]Qk^Am
kAmx? E96 42D6 @7 2 4C:>6 @7 G:@=6?46 @C :?E:>:52E:@?[ 4:E:K6?D 2C6 6?4@FC2865 E@ 42== h`` :>>65:2E6=J 2?5 367@C6 4@?E24E:?8 7656C2= 2FE9@C:E:6D] $E2E6 2?5 =@42= A@=:46 92G6 AC:>2CJ ;FC:D5:4E:@? @G6C A@==:?8 A=246D[ 2?5 2=>@DE 2=H2JD 92G6 72DE6C C624E:@? 42A24:EJ :? 2? 6>6C86?4J]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Please log in, or sign up for a new, free account to read or post comments.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.