Department of Justice Focused on Protecting Integrity of Election in North Texas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – United States Attorney Erin Nealy Cox announced this week that Assistant United States Attorney Damien Diggs will lead the Northern District of Texas’ Election Day Program for the November 3 general election. AUSA Diggs is responsible for overseeing the District’s handling of complaints of election fraud and voting rights concerns in consultation with Justice Department Headquarters in Washington.

“Free and fair elections are vital to our American democracy. Every citizen must be able to vote without interference or discrimination,” said U.S. Attorney Nealy Cox. The Department of Justice will always act to protect the integrity of the election process. If you have specific information about discrimination or election fraud, I urge you to report it to my Office, the Civil Rights Division, or the FBI.”

According to Cox, the Department of Justice has an important role in deterring election fraud and discrimination at the polls, and combating these violations whenever and wherever they occur. The Department’s Election Day Program seeks to ensure public confidence in the integrity of the election process by providing local points of contact within the Department for the public to report possible election fraud and voting rights violations while the polls are open through election day.

Federal law protects against such crimes as intimidating or bribing voters, buying and selling votes, impersonating voters, altering vote tallies, stuffing ballot boxes, and marking ballots for voters against their wishes or without their input. It also contains special protections for the rights of voters, and provides that they can vote free from acts that intimidate or harass them.

In order to respond to complaints of election fraud or voting rights concerns during the voting period that ends on November 3, 2020, and to ensure that such complaints are directed to the appropriate authorities, United States Attorney Erin Nealy Cox stated that AUSA/DEO Diggs will be on duty in this District while the polls are open.