
美国司法部向全美50个州派出1000名选举监察员,主要部署在民主党占优势地区,批评者警告此举可能构成选民恐吓。
The US Justice Department sent 1,000 election monitors to all 50 states, mostly in Democratic areas, as critics warned of possible voter intimidation.
司法部还因指控玛丽·佩尔托拉竞选团队协助招募了一名与共和党人丹·沙利文同名的“搅局候选人”,而扩大了对阿拉斯加参议院竞选的刑事调查。
It also widened a criminal probe into Alaska’s Senate race after claims Mary Peltola’s campaign helped recruit a spoiler candidate with the same name as Republican Dan Sullivan.
各州纷纷制定司法部观察员新规,部分州份拒绝提供便利,官员表示监察员无权叫停投票;与此同时,计票延迟和舞弊指控加剧了紧张局势。
States set new rules for DOJ observers, some blocked access, and officials said monitors cannot stop voting while ballot-count delays and claims of fraud added tension.
AI生成 华盛顿——美国司法部于11月3日在全国部署官员,监察中期选举投票,重点覆盖民主党占优势辖区,同时扩大对阿拉斯加联邦参议员竞选的刑事调查。
AI generated WASHINGTON - The US Justice Department deployed officials on Nov 3 across the country to monitor midterm voting in predominantly Democratic jurisdictions while widening a criminal probe into an Alaska campaign for a US Senate seat.
司法部宣布,将向全美50个州的辖区派出1000名选举监察员和观察员。
The department announced it was sending 1,000 election monitors and observers to jurisdictions in all 50 states.
路透社分析发现,民主党人卡马拉·哈里斯在2024年总统大选中在这些辖区中的约三分之二击败了总统唐纳德·特朗普。
Democrat Kamala Harris defeated President Donald Trump in about two-thirds of those jurisdictions in the 2024 presidential election, a Reuters analysis found.
许多辖区的黑人和拉美裔选民占多数,这些辖区集中在可能决定美国参议院控制权的州份。
Black and Latino voters make up a majority in many of the jurisdictions, which are concentrated in states that could determine control of the US Senate.
特朗普政府在选举监管方面采取强硬手段,向各州索要选民登记数据,并主张需要更严格措施以确保公众对投票的信心。
The Trump administration has taken an aggressive approach to election oversight, pressing states for voter-registration data and arguing that stricter measures are needed to ensure public confidence in the vote.
这包括请求最高法院暂时叫停加利福尼亚州对2万多名选民邮寄选票的计票,联邦官员指称这些选民极有可能是非公民。最高法院于11月2日晚驳回了该上诉。批评人士称,这些行动和监察计划可能构成选民恐吓。
That has included asking the Supreme Court to temporarily block California from counting mail-in ballots from more than 20,000 voters, who federal officials allege are likely noncitizens. The Supreme Court rejected that appeal on the night of Nov 2. Critics have called those actions and the monitoring programme potential voter intimidation.
在阿拉斯加,上周《纽约时报》报道称,民主党候选人玛丽·佩尔托拉的竞选团队协助招募了一名第三候选人,此人与她的共和党对手丹·沙利文同名同姓,导致该参议院竞选陷入动荡。佩尔托拉已否认参与。司法部已就相关指控启动刑事调查,并正在扩大该项调查。
In Alaska, the Senate race was thrown into turmoil after the New York Times reported last week that the campaign of Democratic candidate Mary Peltola helped recruit a third candidate who shares the first and last name of her Republican opponent, Dan Sullivan. Peltola has denied involvement. The Justice Department has launched a criminal probe into the allegations, an investigation it is widening.
据一名知情人士透露,该部门正在向20多人发送信函,通知他们是刑事调查的对象。该人士要求匿名,以便谈论此事。
The department is sending letters to more than 20 people notifying them that they are subjects of the criminal probe, according to a person familiar with the investigation who spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk about it.
该人士表示,收信人之一是投票权律师马克·埃利亚斯,其律所经常在法庭上代表民主党。
One of the recipients is voting rights lawyer Marc Elias, whose law firm frequently represents Democrats in court, the person said.
“特朗普总统的司法部在选举日针对我和我的律所,这不足为奇,”埃利亚斯在一份声明中表示。
“No one should be surprised that President Trump’s Department of Justice is targeting me and my law firm on Election Day,” Elias said in a statement.
“尽管没有任何不法行为的证据,本届政府反复将司法部武器化,用来打击总统的政治对手,而我们是最新的目标。”
“This administration has repeatedly weaponised the DOJ against the President’s political enemies despite zero evidence of wrongdoing, and we are the latest targets.”
“司法部历史上最大规模的监测行动”司法部长期以来向各州派遣监测员观察选举,高级官员表示,他们正在派遣观察员,以确保在选民历史上存在投票困难且可能在竞争激烈的选举中面临恐吓行为的地区遵守联邦法律。
‘Largest monitoring effort in DOJ history’ The Justice Department has long sent monitors to states to observe elections, and senior officials have said they were dispatching observers to ensure compliance with federal law in areas where voters have historically had access issues and could face intimidation efforts in competitive races.
“我非常自豪,我们正在部署司法部历史上最大规模的监测行动,并以果断且不歧视的方式推动选举透明度,”助理司法部长哈米特·K·迪隆在一份声明中表示。
“I am very proud we are deploying the largest monitoring effort in DOJ history, and pursuing transparency for elections in an assertive and non-discriminatory manner,” said Assistant Attorney-General Harmeet K. Dhillon in a statement.
扩大的联邦监测计划促使多个州向地方选举官员和投票站工作人员发布新指南,说明司法部观察员在选举日的有限权限。
The expanded federal monitoring programme led several states to issue new guidelines to local election officials and poll workers about the limited authority DOJ observers will have on Election Day.
包括明尼苏达州亨内平县(包含明尼阿波利斯)在内的一些司法管辖区,已拒绝司法部进入投票站的请求。司法部工作人员无法现场进行调查,也不能阻止任何人投票。
Some jurisdictions, including Hennepin County, Minnesota, which includes Minneapolis, have denied Justice Department requests for access to polling places. DOJ staff cannot conduct investigations on the spot or otherwise stop anyone from voting.
纽约州韦斯特彻斯特县的选举官员报告称,由于投票机出现问题,计票可能会出现延迟。该县是共和党众议员迈克·劳勒力求连任的选区,也是美国竞争最激烈的选区之一。
Election officials in New York’s Westchester County, where Republican representative Mike Lawler is fighting to retain his seat in one of the nation’s most competitive districts, reported that there would likely be a delay in counting ballots because of a voting machine issue.
选举中常出现小插曲,劳勒表示,他并未看到此处有任何“花招”。但一些共和党人在没有证据的情况下,将这一故障描述为民主党窃取该席位的企图。
Minor hiccups often occur in elections, and Lawler has said he does not see any “shenanigans going on here.”But some Republicans have without evidence portrayed the glitch as a Democratic effort to steal the seat.