A voter gets directions on how to use the electronic voting booth at the Board of Elections early voting site on October 18, 2012 in Wilson, North Carolina. Today is the last day to register and the first day to vote for the election in North Carolina. (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 780 federal observers and Justice Department employees will be dispatched to 51 voting jurisdictions in 23 states for Tuesday’s voting in an effort to ensure a clean election.
The public can phone or email complaints about possible voting rights violations through Tuesday.
The phone numbers are 1-800-253-3931 or 202-307-2767 and the number for those who are deaf or hard of hearing is 1-877-267-8971. The fax number is 202-307-3961.
Complaints can be emailed to voting.section(at)usdoj.gov or filed by filing out a complaint form on the department’s website: www.justice.gov/crt/about/vot/ .
Complaints also may be directed to any of the 94 U.S. Attorneys’ Offices around the country, local FBI offices or the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section at 202-514-1412.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
