US Senator Darline Graham votes in Lexington.
\n\nThe US Department of Justice (DOJ) has sent letters to election officials in all 50 states warning that they could face prosecution if they fail to preserve election records, in an unusually forceful move just days before the midterm elections. The letters, signed by acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter, warn that officials who fail to comply with record-keeping laws could face up to a year in prison and a $1,000 fine.
\n\n"To protect the franchise and maintain public confidence in our democratic process, Congress requires election officials to retain election records," McCotter wrote. "I am writing to remind you of that obligation."
\n\nElection officials in more than a dozen states confirmed receiving the letters to POLITICO. The DOJ said in a court filing on Friday that it had sent them to every state.
\n\nThe letters come amid an ongoing legal battle in which Democratic groups have accused the DOJ, the Department of Homeland Security and President Donald Trump of interfering in state election administration.
\n\nOfficials who received the letters said they were already complying with the relevant laws.
\n\n"We already comply with what the letter states," Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd…
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