Wyoming governor requests investigation into activity of Justice Department monitors during primary
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Wyoming’s attorney general is investigating how two U.S. Department of Justice officials monitored poll workers and observed voters in the state’s most populous county during the Aug. 18 primary, a spokesperson for Republican…
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has requested an investigation into the actions of two U.S. Department of Justice officials who monitored poll workers and observed voters during the August 18 primary in Laramie County, according to a spokesperson for the Republican governor. The monitoring was reportedly "a bit aggressive" and "irregular" during an otherwise routine election result confirmation meeting, said Gordon.
Attorney General Keith Kautz, who was appointed by the governor, has initiated the probe. Voting rights groups have expressed concerns about the Justice Department's shift in priorities away from enforcing voting rights laws under President Donald Trump, who instead has directed federal prosecutors to investigate alleged election fraud in the 2020 election.
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