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GOP officials in 3 states move to block DOJ observers from entering polling places

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79% Informative

GOP officials in three red states have tried to block the Justice Department from engaging in its decades -long practice of sending observers into polling places.

Two of the states, Missouri and Texas , have asked federal judges to intervene, but overnight those judges declined to do so.

The GOP officials acted after the DOJ announced it would be sending monitors to 86 jurisdictions in 27 states.

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82

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79

Neutral language

77

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

65

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short-lived

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