Election commissioner in Pine Bluff accused of voter intimidation
A Pine Bluff resident and the Jefferson County clerk have filed suit against a county election commissioner who also works as a poll watcher, alleging voter intimidation and a conflict of interest.
Victor Johnson -- no relation to Jefferson County Clerk Patricia Johnson -- said through his attorney Wednesday that he was deterred from voting early because of intimidation by Jefferson County Board of Election Commissioner Stu Soffer. Soffer applied to be a poll watcher Oct. 18 and in that capacity "interfered and intimidated voters" from casting ballots, the plaintiffs' attorney Chris Burks said.
"Mr. Soffer stood in the doorway of the early-voting location and told voters to shut up and go home," Burks said. "This is deeply troubling to the voters of Jefferson County and also to the election administrators whose job it is to administer the elections free of fear and intimidation."
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