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Posted by: Kate Prince on Oct 21, 2022

U.S. Attorney for the Western District Kevin G. Ritz today announced he has appointed Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Smith as the district election officer for the Western District. Smith will oversee the district’s handling of election day complaints of voting rights concerns, threats of violence to election officials or staff and election fraud. The appointment is in connection with the U.S. Justice Department’s Election Day Program, which seeks to ensure public confidence in the electoral process by providing local points of contact for the public to report possible federal election law violations. Read the full press release.