The Department of Justice’s voting rights unit is undergoing a significant shift, moving away from its traditional role of protecting voter access and rights to prioritizing the investigation of alleged voter fraud. This change, influenced by political narratives surrounding election integrity, raises concerns among experts who fear it may lead to misleading claims that could disenfranchise voters. Critics emphasize that the new mission contradicts the division's long-standing commitment to ensuring fair electoral processes and that it reflects a broader trend of politicizing election administration.
"The mission of the Voting Rights Section of the DOJ Civil Rights Division is to ensure free, fair, and honest elections unmarred by fraud, errors, or suspicion."
"The division's job is not to promote the politically expedient fiction that voting fraud is widespread," said Stacey Young, a former Justice Department litigator.
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