Department of Justice to Send Election Observers to Harris County

Style Magazine Newswire | 11/7/2022, 12:24 p.m.
Today the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it will be sending federal election observers to Harris County …
Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee

Today the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it will be sending federal election observers to Harris County on Election Day. Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee had been in ongoing communication with DOJ officials, who reached this decision just a couple of weeks after County Attorney Menefee, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner sent a joint letter requesting DOJ intervention in response to Texas state officials’ statement they would send election inspectors and an Attorney General task force to Harris County to perform “random” checks on election materials.

“I am grateful the Department of Justice took a hard look at our request and decided to send election observers to Harris County,” said Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee. “State officials have shown that they can’t be trusted to be a good faith partner in Harris County’s elections. Their election ‘audit’ and subsequent decision to intervene in our elections was always about intimidating election workers, disrupting election processes, and undermining election results. Having impartial federal election observers at the polls and in the room when the votes are being counted will help protect the integrity of our election and keep the state’s interference to a minimum.”

DOJ officials have indicated the election observers will travel to various polling locations while voting is taking place on Election Day, and will be at the central counting station as polls close and counting begins.

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