DOJ has monitored elections for decades. Here's why some state officials are concerned this year
Summary
The Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to send 1,000 election monitors to polling places across all 50 states for the November midterm elections. This is more than double the number of monitors sent during the 2022 midterms under President Biden.Key Facts
- The DOJ regularly sends election monitors to polling places during elections.
- For the upcoming midterm elections on November 3, the DOJ will deploy 1,000 monitors nationwide.
- In 2022, the DOJ sent 388 monitors to polling places.
- This year's monitoring effort is more than twice the size of the 2022 effort.
- Election monitoring aims to ensure the voting process is fair and lawful.
- Some state officials have expressed concerns about the increased presence of federal monitors this year.
- The monitoring effort covers every state in the country.
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