 is deciding whether to refer the cases to the Department of Justice Reports of alleged voter intimidation have already surfaced as Americans head to the polls for today's Midterm elections. North Carolina's State Board of Elections (NCSBE) confirmed to ABC News that sixteen incidents have so far been reported including interference of voters, intimidation and harassment. The board will decide if the US Department of Justice (DOJ) needs to investigate or if the matter should be sent to a district attorney's office. NCSBE director Karen Brinson Bell said on Monday: "There could be situations where depending on the circumstance, it could be voter intimidation or something that interferes with the voter's ability to cast their ballot; those could be raised to [the Department of Justice] and civil rights violations. A total of 16 incidents have been reported in North Carolina ( Getty Images) "But we are not the prosecutors. We will turn that over to DOJ or potentially it could be a situation that would be turned over to a district attorney." A further 18 have been made to officials in Arizona, where voters in Maricopa County are also complaining about faulty voting tabulators. Secretary of State Katie Hobbs referred the complaints to the DOJ and FBI as well as local law enforcement and the Arizona attorney general's office. Voters in Maricopa County have complained about faulty tabulators ( Getty Images) Hobbs is also the Democrat candidate for Governor in Arizona, up against former TV presenter Kari Lake. Arizona Secretary of State spokesperson Sophia Solis said to ABC: "Voters should be able to cast their ballot without fear of intimidation. "We encourage anyone who experiences intimidation at a voting location to co){kind=link}
States are already reporting several cases of voter intimidation to the authorities as Americans head to the polls for the vital Midterm elections. States like North Carolina have reported 16 incidents alone
Reports of alleged voter intimidation have already surfaced as Americans head to the polls for today’s Midterm elections.
North Carolina’s State Board of Elections (NCSBE) confirmed to ABC News that sixteen incidents have so far been reported including interference of voters, intimidation and harassment.
The board will decide if the US Department of Justice (DOJ) needs to investigate or if the matter should be sent to a district attorney’s office.
NCSBE director Karen Brinson Bell said on Monday: “There could be situations where depending on the circumstance, it could be voter intimidation or something that interferes with the voter’s ability to cast their ballot; those could be raised to [the Department of Justice] and civil rights violations.