Texas tells U.S. Justice Department that federal election monitors aren’t allowed in polling places
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas’ top elections official told the U.S. Department of Justice on Friday its election monitors aren’t permitted in Texas polling places after the agency announced plans to dispatch monitors to eight Texas counties on Election Day to ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws.
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