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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Sharon Fields [mailto:ssfields@fewpb.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 25, 2012 11:17 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'George Stokes'<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: [Election Protection] Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Voting Section Election-Day Plan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Will you get this to John to get it on News Line?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sharon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Jim Dickson [<a href="mailto:james.charles.dickson@gmail.com">mailto:james.charles.dickson@gmail.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 24, 2012 1:15 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Attendees to AZ DVASummit 2008'; 'Bill Henning'; 'Bob Cooper'; 'Carlton, Belinda'; 'Carole Tonks'; 'Clyde Terry'; 'Courtney Jenkins-Atnip'; 'Daniella Yaloz'; 'Dick Murelle '; 'Kathy Hoell'; 'Kay Grier'; 'Kelly Moffatt'; 'Marca Bristo'; 'Margot Imdieke'; 'Mark Ezzell'; 'Melissa Mulliken'; 'Michelle Bishop'; 'Paul O'Hanlon'; 'Shannon, Richard'; 'Sharon Fields'; 'Sheri Caveda'; 'Sue Hetrick'; 'Suellen Jackson Boner'; 'Thomas Earle'; 'Amy Selders'; 'Brad Williams'; 'Carol Westlake'; 'Carole Tonks'; 'Corey Rowley'; 'Doris Ray'; 'Gail Keir'; 'Howard Seifert'; 'James DeBoer'; 'Kimball Gray'; 'Luke Koppisch'; 'Ramon Garcia'; 'Richard Simms'; 'Todd Hash'<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: [Election Protection] Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Voting Section Election-Day Plan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:election-protection-coalition@googlegroups.com">election-protection-coalition@googlegroups.com</a> [<a href="mailto:election-protection-coalition@googlegroups.com">mailto:election-protection-coalition@googlegroups.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Delores Scott<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:55 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:election-protection-coalition@googlegroups.com">election-protection-coalition@googlegroups.com</a>; Brenda Walker (<a href="mailto:Walker@thearc.org">Walker@thearc.org</a>); <a href="mailto:pandavoting@yahoogroups.com">pandavoting@yahoogroups.com</a>; <a href="mailto:LegalDirectors@yahoogroups.com">LegalDirectors@yahoogroups.com</a>; Roberta Carlin; Angela Ostrom; Bob Herman; Brenda Walker; Bryan Gibb; Curt Decker; David Morrissey; Delores Scott; Eric Bridges; Jenifer Simpson; Jennifer Li; June Isaacson Kailes; Madonna Long; Margaret Nygren; Mark Richert; Mary Andrus; Mary Pauline Jones; Maureen Fitzgerald; <a href="mailto:MFitzgerald@Thearc.org">MFitzgerald@Thearc.org</a>; Rabbi Lynne Landsberg; Sarah Yates<br><b>Cc:</b> NDRN Staff; <a href="mailto:howard.rosenblum@nad.org">howard.rosenblum@nad.org</a>; <a href="mailto:kelly@ncil.org">kelly@ncil.org</a>; dara; Sidhu,Mehgan; Blake, Lou Ann (<a href="mailto:LBlake@nfb.org">LBlake@nfb.org</a>); Essie Pederson (<a href="mailto:essie.pederson@gmail.com">essie.pederson@gmail.com</a>); Patty Anderson (<a href="mailto:panderson@disabilityrightstx.org">panderson@disabilityrightstx.org</a>); Mercedes Restucha-Klem<br><b>Subject:</b> [Election Protection] Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Voting Section Election-Day Plan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#953735'>Yesterday, the National Disability Rights Network, National Association of the Deaf, National Council on Independent Living, National Federation of the Blind, VetsFirst/United Spinal Association and other disability organizations met with the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Voting Section. Discussions included the Department’s plan and process for ensuring that all voters with any type of disability can cast a private and independent ballot on November 6. The following Press Release outlines DOJ’s Election-Day Plan. Also, see <a href="http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2012/October/12-opa-1245.html"><span style='color:#953735;text-decoration:none'>http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2012/October/12-opa-1245.html</span></a></span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#953735'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#171E24'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 align=right><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:1.5pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-element-left:right;mso-element-top:middle;mso-height-rule:exactly'><a href="javascript:PrintPreview();"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#92794A;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=30 height=24 id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image002.png@01CDB1DE.723B2FF0" alt="Printer Friendly Icon"></span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:1.5pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-element-left:right;mso-element-top:middle;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'><img border=0 width=146 height=30 id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CDB1DE.723B2FF0" alt="Justice News Banner"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24;font-weight:normal'>Department of Justice</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'>Office of Public Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'>Tuesday, October 16, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'>Protecting the Right to Vote and Prosecuting Ballot Fraud<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'>In anticipation of the upcoming election, the Justice Department today provided information about its efforts, through the Civil Rights and Criminal Divisions, to ensure that all qualified voters have the opportunity to cast their ballots and have their votes counted free of discrimination, intimidation or fraud in the election process . <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Civil Rights Division:</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'>The Civil Rights Division is responsible for ensuring compliance with the civil provisions of federal laws that protect the right to vote, and with federal criminal laws prohibiting discriminatory interference with that right. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'>The Civil Rights Division’s Voting Section enforces civil provisions of federal laws that protect the right to vote including: the Voting Rights Act; the National Voter Registration Act; the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act; and the Help America Vote Act. Among other things, these laws:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:39.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#171E24'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'>prohibit discrimination based on race or membership in a minority language group; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:39.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#171E24'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'>prohibit intimidation of voters; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:39.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#171E24'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'>provide that voters who need assistance in voting because of disability or illiteracy can obtain assistance from a person of their choice;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:39.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#171E24'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'>require minority language election materials and assistance in certain jurisdictions;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:39.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#171E24'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'>provide for accessible election machines for voters with disabilities; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:39.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#171E24'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'>require provisional ballots for voters who assert they are eligible but whose names do not appear on poll books; provide for absentee ballots for service members, their family members and U.S. citizens living abroad; and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:39.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#171E24'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'>require states to ensure that citizens can register at drivers’ license offices, public assistance offices , other state agencies and through the mail; and include requirements regarding maintaining voter registration lists. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'>The Civil Rights Division’s Criminal Section enforces federal criminal statutes that prohibit voter intimidation and suppression based on race, color, national origin or religion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'>As it has in the past, on Election Day, Nov. 6, 2012, the Civil Rights Division will implement a comprehensive program to help ensure ballot access that will include the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:0in;line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#171E24'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Shortly before the election, the Civil Rights Division will announce which jurisdictions will have federal personnel as election monitors and observers at polling places</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:0in;line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#171E24'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'>Civil Rights Division attorneys in both the Voting and Criminal Sections in Washington, D.C., will be ready to receive election-related complaints of potential violations relating to any of the statutes the Civil Rights Division enforces. Attorneys in the division will take appropriate action and will consult and coordinate with local U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and with other entities within the Department of Justice concerning these complaints before, during, and after Election Day, as appropriate. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#171E24;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Civil Rights Division staff will be available by phone to receive complaints related to ballot access (1-800-253-3931 toll free or 202-307-2767) or by TTY (1-877-267-8971</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#171E24'>). In addition, individuals <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>may also report complaints, problems, or concerns related to voting by fax to 202-307-3961, by email to <a href="mailto:voting.section@usdoj.gov"><span style='color:#A6824B;text-decoration:none'>voting.section@usdoj.gov</span></a>and, closer to Election Day, by complaint forms that may be submitted through a link on the department’s website, at <a href="http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/vot/"><span style='color:#A6824B;text-decoration:none'>www.justice.gov/crt/about/vot/</span></a></span>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#171E24'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#171E24'>Complaints related to violence or threats of violence at a polling place should, in the first instance, always be reported to local police authorities by calling 911. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#171E24'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><strong><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#171E24'>Criminal Division and the Department’s 94 U.S. Attorneys’ Offices:</span></u></strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#171E24'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#171E24'>The Department’s Criminal Division oversees the enforcement of federal laws that criminalize certain election fraud and vindicate the integrity of the federal election process.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#171E24'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#171E24'>The Criminal Division’s Public Integrity Section and the Department’s 94 U.S. Attorneys’ Offices are responsible for enforcing the federal criminal laws that prohibit various forms of election fraud, such as vote buying, multiple voting, submission of fraudulent ballots or registrations, destruction of ballots or registrations, alteration of votes and malfeasance by election officials . The Criminal Division is also responsible for enforcing federal criminal law prohibiting voter intimidation that does <u>not </u>involve a basis in race , color , national origin or religion (as noted above, voter intimidation that has a basis in race, color, national origin or religion is addressed by the Civil Rights Division). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#171E24'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#171E24'>The department encourages each U.S. Attorney’s Office to communicate with state election officials before the federal general elections regarding the handling of election-related matters in their respective districts. In addition, the department provides annual training for the Assistant U.S. Attorneys who serve as district election officers (DEOs) in their respective districts. DEOs are responsible for overseeing potential election-crime matters in their districts , and for coordinating with the department’s election-crime experts in Washington, D.C. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#171E24'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#171E24'>On Nov. 6, 2012, the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices will work with specially trained Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel in each district to ensure that complaints from the public involving possible voter fraud are handled appropriately . Specifically: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:0in;line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#171E24'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#171E24'>Federal prosecutors at the Public Integrity Section, the DEOs in U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, FBI officials at headquarters in Washington, D.C., and FBI Special Agents serving as Election Crime Coordinators in the FBI’s 56 field offices will be on duty while polls are open, to receive complaints from the public.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:0in;line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#171E24'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#171E24'>Election fraud or intimidation complaints should first be directed to the local U.S. Attorney’s Office or the local FBI office. A list of U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and their telephone numbers can be found at</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'> <a href="http://www.justice.gov/usao/offices/index.html"><span class=syshypertext><span style='color:#A6824B;text-decoration:none'>www.justice.gov/usao/offices/index.html</span></span></a>, </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#171E24'>and a list of FBI offices and accompanying telephone numbers can be found at the “Contact Us” button at</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#171E24'> <a href="http://www.fbi.gov/"><span class=syshypertext><span style='color:#A6824B;text-decoration:none'>http://www.fbi.gov</span></span></a>. </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#171E24'>Again, however, complaints related to violence or threats of violence at a polling place should, in the first instance, be reported to local police authorities by calling 911. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:0in;line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#171E24'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#171E24'>Election fraud or intimidation complaints may also be directed to the Public Integrity Section (202-514-1412). Public Integrity Section prosecutors are available to consult and coordinate with the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and FBI regarding the handling of election-crime allegations. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#171E24'>Both protecting the right to vote and combating election fraud are essential to maintaining the confidence of all Americans in our democratic system of government. We encourage anyone who has information suggesting voting discrimination or ballot fraud to contact the appropriate authorities.</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#171E24'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>12-1245<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>******************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Delores L. Scott, Esq. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Senior Attorney<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>National Disability Rights Network<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>900 Second Street, NE, Suite 211<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Washington, DC 20002<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:delores.scott@ndrn.org">delores.scott@ndrn.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Tel: 202.408.9514 x130<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Fax: 202.408.9520<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>TTY: 202.408.9521<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=419 height=119 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image006.jpg@01CDB1DE.723B2FF0" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01C6F776.68192DC0"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>-- <br>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Election Protection Coalition" group.<br>To post to this group, send email to <a href="mailto:election-protection-coalition@googlegroups.com">election-protection-coalition@googlegroups.com</a>.<br>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to <a href="mailto:election-protection-coalition+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com">election-protection-coalition+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com</a>.<br>For more options, visit this group at <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/election-protection-coalition?hl=en">http://groups.google.com/group/election-protection-coalition?hl=en</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>