N.J. voter intimidation case at center of Democratic court fight against Trump

[brooklynite]

Newark Star-Ledger

During the 1981 N.J. gubernatorial campaign, state Republican officials sent letters to residents of communities with large numbers of black or Hispanic voters, and then challenged anyone whose mail was returned as undeliverable, even though they were working off outdated registration lists.

Voters in minority communities in the state were met at the polls by signs reading, "This area is being patrolled by the National Ballot Security Task Force," and by off-duty police officers and deputy sheriffs hired by the party who, according to the original complaint, "obstructed and interfered" with the normal operations of the polling places.

Under the consent decree, the RNC agreed to not undertake "ballot security activities" in areas with a large concentration of minority voters "where a purpose or significant effect of such activities is to deter qualified voters from voting."

The consent decree is supposed to end next year, but the lawsuit asks the courts to extend it for eight more years.

[Ligyron]

1. Has anyone busted any of these "Vote Protectors" in early voting yet?

I've been swinging thru the parking lot at my early voting place (library) several times a day since Monday to try and catch one but no luck so far.

[Coyotl]

2. K & R