The Justice Department intervened to oversee voting in Portage County, Ohio, following concerns raised about voter intimidation stemming from the sheriff’s Facebook posts advocating surveillance of voters.
The department is monitoring to ensure Portage County's adherence to U.S. voting rights laws, as fears of intimidation surfaced among voters after the sheriff’s controversial online messages.
Ohio's elections board barred the sheriff's office from security duties during early voting, a response to complaints about potential voter intimidation resulting from the sheriff's posts.
Following public outcry and criticisms from organizations like the ACLU and NAACP, Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski removed his Facebook posts that called for resident surveillance of voters displaying political yard signs.
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