Virginia NAACP advises voters on rights around DOJ election monitors
Virginia NAACP warns voters they can refuse to speak with DOJ election monitors at polling places.
The Virginia NAACP is informing voters about their rights if they encounter Department of Justice election monitors on Election Day, according to WRIC 8News.
The DOJ plans to deploy about 1,000 federal monitors nationwide on November 3 to observe polling locations, including sites across Virginia, NBC12 reported.
Virginia NAACP representatives expressed concerns that the presence of these monitors could intimidate voters or lead to confrontations, fearing they might be used to prevent people from voting rather than protect voting rights.
Anthony Ashton, senior associate general counsel for the Virginia NAACP, emphasized that monitors are not allowed to speak to or approach voters before they cast their ballots and advised voters to remain peaceful and to ignore or walk away from monitors if they choose.
The Virginia NAACP encourages voters to know their rights and to understand that they are not obligated to engage with federal election monitors at polling places, according to WRIC 8News.
- WRIC 8News: Virginia NAACP says you don’t have to talk to DOJ election monitors if you don’t want to
- NBC12: Virginia NAACP voices concern over DOJ monitors at polling places
- WRIC 8News: Virginia NAACP says you don’t have to talk to DOJ election monitors if you don’t want to
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