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GAO Study: Justice Dept. Unprepared to Handle Voting Rights Complaints

HeadlineOct 15, 2004

A new study by Congress’s Government Accountability Office has determined the Justice Department is not prepared to handle a large influx of complaints about voting rights violations in the Nov. 2 presidential election. According to the Washington Post, the GAO found the Justice Department lacks a clear plan to reliably document and track allegations in a manner to identify patterns of abuse and take corrective steps.

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