Election Monitors Deployed Across US in Largest Operation in DOJ History
Summary
The Justice Department said it will deploy about 1,000 personnel to monitor compliance with federal voting-rights laws during the midterm elections. The department called this its largest monitoring effort and said monitors will be sent to jurisdictions in all 50 states for the first time.Key Facts
- The operation is coordinated by the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.
- The department said personnel will stay in contact with state and local election officials on Election Day.
- The Justice Department deployed 289 monitors for the 2022 midterms and 714 for the 2024 presidential election.
- Personnel will come from the Civil Rights Division, other Justice Department components, U.S. attorneys’ offices, and the Office of Personnel Management.
- The department released a list of jurisdictions where it plans to monitor or observe voting.
- The NAACP sued in October seeking records and warning that the expanded federal presence could intimidate voters.
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