DOJ says disclosing the full deployment list could endanger monitors
United States Department of JusticeDOJ, through acting Voting Section chief Eric Neff in a sworn declaration
In a sworn declaration, DOJ acting Voting Section chief Eric Neff argues that releasing the full jurisdiction list would undermine monitoring and could put monitors at risk.
“Releasing a full list of the specific jurisdictions CRT is visiting would undermine CRT’s monitoring effort and potentially put our monitors at risk.”
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Other statements by United States Department of Justice in this case
- DOJ opposes an emergency deadline for election-monitor recordsEarlier: Defended or excused
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NAACP demands election-monitor records before Election Day; DOJ opposes emergency disclosure
The NAACP seeks records about the Justice Department's election monitors before the November 3 election. It argues that later disclosure would come too late to inform voters and election officials. DOJ says the organization did not request expedited processing through the agency and has not justified a court-ordered emergency production deadline. On October 22, a federal judge denied the emergency motion after a hearing.
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Declaration of the acting Voting Section chief supporting DOJ position in the FOIA lawsuit. It gives DOJ reasons for resisting disclosure of a full deployment-location list.
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Neff says locations are still being identified and cites news reports about groups organizing to monitor DOJ personnel.
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Neff says the motion to expedite is consuming limited CRT resources, while CRT and its counsel have worked to accommodate the NAACP's concerns and FOIA requests.
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The reference point is DOJ resistance to pre-election disclosure. Neff offers operational and safety reasons against releasing the full deployment-location list.
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