Voter intimidation, unfortunately, is nothing new. I saw it 37 years ago, on Election Day in 1988, when I was an Assistant U.S. Attorney on duty at a local polling place. A person dressed as a police officer, carrying a large sign that said “Non-Citizens May Not Vote,” was questioning a Latino couple and asking for proof of citizenship as they approached the polling station. I called the FBI, and it turns out this bad actor wasn’t acting alone – he was part of an orchestrated effort to intimidate Latino voters at 20 polling locations across Santa Ana.

The candidate who was the beneficiary of this racist and illegal effort went on to narrowly win the election, and that moment ultimately shaped my career and my commitment to protecting every American’s fundamental right to participate in

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