Justice Dept. to monitor voting in three Alabama towns and in Maricopa County, Arizona
/The U.S. Justice Department on Monday said it will monitor municipal elections in three Alabama towns and in Arizona that like Alabama is at odds with the Obama administration about immigration.
The department in a statement said it will monitor elections in Lanett, Phenix City and Reform as well as Maricopa County, Ariz., “to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965.”
“The Voting Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the election process on the basis of race, color or membership in a minority language group,” the statement said.
