The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it would deploy its staff to a county in northeastern Ohio due to what it said were intimidation concerns.
“Voters in Portage County have raised concerns about intimidation resulting from the surveillance and the collection of personal information regarding voters, as well as threats concerning the electoral process,” the DOJ said in an Oct. 15 statement, without providing details about the allegations.
Staff will be sent to Portage County during the early voting period and during Election Day, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, the DOJ said.
In September, Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski wrote a social media post saying that if Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris wins, people should write down supporters’ addresses to have illegal immigrants sent there. Zuchowski later took down the social media post….