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ByJoshCornfield and David Porter The Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. Lawyers for Democrats around the country are filing lawsuits claiming Republicans and the campaign of GOP pres- idential nominee Donald Trump are pushing sup- porters to intimidate and confront voters on Elec- tion Day. Trump has called on his supporters to act as "elec- tion observers" in certain areas of the country to help prevent fraud. In Ohio, a federal judge on Friday issued a tem- porary restraining or- der against Trump's cam- paign and his friend and informal adviser, Roger Stone, barring them from harassing or intimidating Ohio voters during Tues- day's election. Attorneys representing the Democratic Party ar- gued Friday in New Jersey court that the GOP was co- ordinating with Trump to intimidate voters, accusa- tions that the Republican Party says are not true in that state or in five other states where Democrats are waging similar battles. Here's a look at some of the cases being heard around the country: NewJersey The case is different than the ones filed in the states as it relates to a con- sent decree in place since 1982 regulating what the Republican National Committee can do when it comes to issues of bal- lot security. The consent decree was created after Democrats al- leged that the RNC helped intimidate black voters during New Jersey's 1981 gubernatorial election. The RNC and New Jersey's Re- publican Party allegedly had off-duty law enforce- ment officers stand at poll- ing places in urban areas wearing "National Ballot Security Task Force" arm- bands. Some had guns vis- ible. The RNC admitted no wrongdoing but agreed to the decree to settle the case. The decree only regu- lates work done by the RNC andisscheduledtoendnext year. The Democratic Na- tional Committee wants it extended another eight years,butneedstoconvince ajudgethattheRNChasvi- olatedthe34-year-oldrules. Ohio A federal judge said Fri- day in issuing a temporary restraining order against Trump's campaign and his friend Roger Stone that anyone who engaged in in- timidation or harassment inside or near Ohio poll- ing places would face con- tempt of court charges. U.S. District Judge James Gwin in Cleveland said charges would be filed regardless of political alli- ance. The Ohio Democratic Party had claimed in its lawsuit that the Ohio GOP, the Trump campaign, Stone and Stone's politi- cal action committee Stop the Steal were conspiring to suppress minorities in urban areas from casting ballots on Tuesday. Arizona At a four-hour proceed- ing in Phoenix on Thurs- day, Stone's attorney said Democrats have not pro- duced evidence that his cli- ent or "Stop the Steal" is in- timidating voters. "My client is engaging in legal First Amendment speech," attorney Paul Jen- sen told U.S. District Judge John Tuchi. The chairman of the Ari- zona Republican Party tes- tified that the party helped train certified poll watch- ers and told them to avoid confronting voters inside polling locations and not to intimidate voters. ELECTION 2016 Democratssue,alleging voter intimidation in US By Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press WASHINGTON A Demo- cratic elector in Washing- ton state said Friday he won't vote for Hillary Clin- ton even if she wins the popular vote in his state on Election Day, adding a de- gree of suspense when the Electoral College affirms the election results next month. Robert Satiacum, a member of Washington's Puyallup Tribe, supported Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary. He said he believes Clinton is a "criminal" who doesn't care enough about Amer- ican Indians and "she's done nothing but flip back and forth." He said he has wrestled with what to do, but feels that neither Clinton nor Republican Donald Trump can lead the country. "She will not get my vote, period," he said in a phone interview with The Associ- ated Press. Satiacum said he believes Sanders did a better job of reaching out to Native Americans. "She doesn't care about my land or my air or my fire or my water," he said of Clinton. Americans vote for the president on Election Day, but they're really casting votes for each state's elec- tors, who will decide the next president on Dec. 19. In all but two states, the winner of the state's popu- lar vote gets all of the state's electors. There's nothing in the Constitution that says the electors are required to vote for a particular can- didate, but some states have penalties for so-called "faithless electors." Satia- cum faces a $1,000 fine in Washington if he doesn't vote for Clinton, but he said he doesn't care. "This is a time we all need to stand up and speak out," he said. Satiacum is one of 12 Democratic electors in Washington, which Clin- ton is expected to win. ELECTION Washington elector says he won't vote for Clinton By Christopher S. Rugaber The Associated Press WASHINGTON Workers en- joyed their best pay raises in seven years last month as employers added 161,000 jobs, the government said in the last major snapshot of a slow but durable economy before Americans choose a new president next week. Friday's report sketched a picture of a resilient job market that likely keeps the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates when it meets next month. Yet the economy remains pock- eted by weaknesses that have left many feeling left behind on the eve of Elec- tion Day. Job gains have been steady, but pay raises have only recently become widespread. And millions of Americans are working part time but would prefer full-time work. In October, the unem- ployment rate dipped to 4.9 percent from 5 percent, and the government said em- ployers added more jobs in August and September than it had previously estimated. An alternative gauge of joblessness that counts not only the officially un- employed but also the part-timers who'd prefer full-time work and peo- ple who have stopped look- ing for jobs, fell to 9.5 per- cent. That's the lowest point since 2008. Still, it is higher than is typical in a healthy economy. Average hourly pay took a big step up in October, ris- ing 10 cents an hour to an average of $25.92. That is 2.8 percent higher than a year ago and is the sharp- est 12-month rise in seven years. The pickup in pay fol- lows a substantial increase last year in earnings for the typical household. The economy appears to be fi- nally delivering widespread raises after years of slug- gish pay gains. With the unemployment rate hover- ing around healthy levels, businesses are likely hav- ing to try harder to attract workers. When businesses are forced to offer higher pay, they may raise prices to cover the costs, potentially boosting inflation. That dy- namic has helped make a Fed rate hike likely in mid- December. Friday's report said em- ployers added 44,000 more jobs in August and Septem- ber combined than it had earlier estimated. That put recent hiring in line with this year's solid if less-than- robust pace. In September, it had appeared that hiring was slowing. Fewer teenagers worked or were looking for work last month. That trend re- duce the proportion of Americans in the work- force, which is defined as people who either have a job or are actively seeking one. But Americans in their prime working years — ages 25 through 54 — ex- tended a recent trend of re- turning to work, perhaps drawn by rising pay. More than 78 percent of people in that age bracket now have jobs, the highest propor- tion since November 2008, in the midst of the Great Re- cession. Still, that's down from 80 percent before the downturn. 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