THE CENTER SQUARE—Within a few hours of being sued, the U.S. Department of Justice agreed not to interfere in Tuesday’s election process and a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order to ensure it didn’t.
On Friday, the DOJ announced its plan “to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in 86 jurisdictions in 27 states for the Nov. 5 general election,” with the most in eight Texas counties.
The monitoring was part of its effort to enforce “federal voting rights laws that protect the rights of all eligible citizens to access the ballot,” it said. The DOJ said it regularly deploys staff to states to monitor “for compliance with federal civil rights laws in elections in communities all across the country.”
On Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson and Attorney General Ken Paxton said no federal monitors would…
