{"id":2355798,"date":"2024-10-16T15:57:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T19:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-harris-doj-announces-it-will-monitor-voting-in-ohio-county-due-to-sheriffs-immigration-comments\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T15:58:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T19:58:22","slug":"biden-harris-doj-announces-it-will-monitor-voting-in-ohio-county-due-to-sheriffs-immigration-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-harris-doj-announces-it-will-monitor-voting-in-ohio-county-due-to-sheriffs-immigration-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden-Harris DOJ Announces It Will &#8216;Monitor&#8217; Voting in Ohio County Due to Sheriff&#8217;s Immigration Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-harris-doj-announces-it-will-monitor-voting-in-ohio-county-due-to-sheriffs-immigration-comments%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2355798&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary of\u200d the situation involves comments \u200dmade by Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski that have led to concerns about voter intimidation in Ohio. On September\u200d 13,\u200c Zuchowski posted on social media about Vice President \u200dKamala Harris and \u200csuggested that those who displayed her campaign signs should be noted for potential\u2064 consequences once she wins. This post ignited backlash, prompting the NAACP to raise alarm about voter \u2064intimidation. In response, the U.S. Justice Department announced it would monitor voting compliance \u200cin Portage County during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-house-passes-omnibus-election-reform-bill\/\" title=\"Georgia House Passes Omnibus Election Reform Bill\">early voting period<\/a> and \u2063on Election Day. Residents expressed fear of intimidation,\u200c leading some to \u2062remove political signs. The ACLU of Ohio described the \u200dsheriff&#8217;s \u200dcomments as an unconstitutional threat. Ohio&#8217;s Governor\u200b Mike DeWine\u2063 criticized the\u200c sheriff&#8217;s remarks, while the state&#8217;s Secretary of State determined that\u2062 Zuchowski&#8217;s comments did not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyt-its-ok-to-help-mentally-incapacitated-relatives-with-ballots\/\" title=\"NYT: It&#039;s OK To &#039;Help&#039; Mentally Incapacitated Relatives With Ballots\">break election laws<\/a>. Zuchowski later \u2062claimed his comments were misinterpreted and asserted his First Amendment rights, emphasizing that voters must accept the consequences of their choices.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An Ohio sheriff&rsquo;s comments have triggered the Justice Department to proclaim that it will monitor one Ohio county for potential voter intimidation.<\/p>\n<p>The fuss began on Sept. 13 when Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski issued a post about Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/recently-retired-border-patrol-union-president-lays-disappointing-truth-kamala-harris-immigration-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a> on his personal page, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/09\/18\/portage-county-sheriff-bruce-zuchowski-harris-post-response\/75275375007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When people ask me&hellip;What&rsquo;s gonna happen if the Flip &ndash; Flopping, Laughing Hyena Wins?? I say&hellip;write down all the addresses of the people who had her signs in their yards,&rdquo; Zuchowski wrote in the post, which no longer appears on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bruce.zuchowski.3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">personal Facebook<\/a> page. &ldquo;Sooo&hellip;when the Illegal human &lsquo;Locust&rsquo; (which she supports!) Need places to live&hellip;We&rsquo;ll already have the addresses of their New families&hellip;who supported their arrival!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-naacp-denies-elections-ridiculous-case-racist-voter-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NAACP<\/a> immediately began squawking about voter intimidation.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced its response, saying it will &ldquo;monitor compliance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-doj-deploys-feds-wherever-gop-poll-watchers-could-disrupt-dems-election-rigging-schemes\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s DOJ Deploys Feds Wherever GOP Poll Watchers Could Disrupt Dems\u2019 Election-Rigging Schemes\">federal voting rights laws<\/a> in Portage County, Ohio, during the early voting period and on Election Day,&rdquo; according to a news release from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-monitor-compliance-federal-voting-rights-laws-portage-county-ohio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Justice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Voters in Portage County have raised concerns about intimidation resulting from the surveillance and the collection of personal information regarding voters, as well as threats concerning the electoral process. Attempted or actual intimidation, threats or coercion directed toward any person for voting and related activities or urging or aiding others in voting is prohibited by Section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965,&rdquo; the news release said.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ohio-sheriff-social-media-harris-yard-signs-fb116241e7119cac51f4a03a8b6c4cf1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio claimed the comments were an unconstitutional, &ldquo;impermissible threat&rdquo; against people displaying yard signs.<\/p>\n<p>Freda J. Levenson, legal director of the ACLU of Ohio, alleged many residents believed the post was a &ldquo;threat of governmental action to punish them for their expressed political beliefs&rdquo; and took their signs down in fear.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Gov. Mike DeWine called Zuchowski&rsquo;s comments &ldquo;unfortunate&rdquo; and &ldquo;not helpful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Ohio secretary of state&rsquo;s office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-reportedly-set-kamala-harris-wont-visit-springfield-ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shrugged off<\/a> the fuss.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our office has determined the sheriff&rsquo;s comments don&rsquo;t violate election laws,&rdquo; said Dan Lusheck, a representative of &nbsp;Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Elected officials are accountable to their constituents, and the sheriff can answer for himself about the substance of his remarks,&rdquo; Lusheck said.<\/p>\n<p>Zuchowski, who is seeking re-election next month, posted a response to the furor on his campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sheriffzuchowski\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>account.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As the Chief Law Enforcement Officer of Portage County, I have sworn to protect ALL citizens of my County. Recently, I placed a post on my personal page that may have been a little misinterpreted?? &ldquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&hellip;as the elected sheriff, do have a first amendment right as do all citizens. If the citizens of Portage County want to elect an individual who has supported open borders (which I&rsquo;ve personally visited Twice!) and neglected to enforce the laws of our Country&hellip;then that is their prerogative. With elections, there are consequences.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That being said&hellip;I believe that those who vote for individuals with liberal policies have to accept responsibility for their actions! I am a Law Man&hellip;Not a Politician!<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would also like to Thank&hellip;The Overwhelming Support I am receiving from many people in Portage County who are afraid or are Not allowed to agree with me publicly! 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The controversy started on September 13 when Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski made a post regarding Vice President Kamala Harris on his personal social media account, as reported by USA Today. In his now-deleted post, Zuchowski suggested keeping track of addresses of those who displayed her campaign signs, implying they would be targeted if &#8220;illegal&#8221; immigrants needed housing. This prompted immediate concerns from the NAACP about voter intimidation. On Tuesday, the Justice Department stated it would monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in Portage County during early voting and on Election Day. The department noted that voters had expressed worries about potential intimidation and threats related to their voting activities, which are prohibited under the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The ACLU of Ohio described Zuchowski&#8217;s comments as an unconstitutional threat against individuals showing political support through yard signs, leading some residents to remove their signs out of fear. Republican Governor Mike DeWine deemed Zuchowski\u2019s comments &#8220;unfortunate&#8221; and &#8220;not helpful.&#8221; However, Dan Lusheck from the Ohio Secretary of State&#8217;s office indicated that they found no violation of election laws in the sheriff\u2019s statements and emphasized accountability for elected officials&#8217; remarks. In response to the backlash on his campaign page, Zuchowski claimed his comments were misinterpreted and defended his right to express opinions as a citizen while urging voters to take responsibility for their choices at elections<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2355799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ohio-Voting.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[22792,7076,43157,43158,43156],"class_list":["post-2355798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biden-harris","tag-doj","tag-immigration-comments","tag-ohio-county","tag-voting-monitoring"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ohio-Voting.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2355798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2355798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2355798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2355798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}