| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 27, 1998 |
CONTACT: Mary Ann Maloney (202) 606-1800 mamalone@opm.gov |
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director Janice R. Lachance today announced the assignment of a Voting Rights Examiner to the States of Alabama, California, Mississippi, and New Mexico for the Primary elections being held on June 2, 1998, and to the State of North Carolina for the Primary Run-Off election also being held on June 2, 1998.
Voting Rights Examiners are federal employees assigned by OPM, under the authority of the Federal Voting Rights Act, to receive complaints of racial or minority language discriminatory voting practices.
Any registered voter or other citizen of the States of Alabama, California, Mississippi, New Mexico, and North Carolina who wish to lodge a complaint of racial or minority language discriminatory voting practices may do so by calling the Examiner, toll free, at 1-888-496-9455 from 6:30 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, June 2; from 8:00 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday, June 3; or from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday, June 4, 1998. After Thursday, complaints of discrimination may be lodged with the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice by calling, toll free, 1-800-253-3931.
Written complaints may be mailed to:
Mailed complaints should be postmarked not later than 11:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, 1998. After Thursday, complaints of discrimination may be mailed to the Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. Box 66128, Washington, D.C. 20035-6128.
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