Democrats, Republicans and Trump DOJ Invest in Election Observers
The observers will track voter intimidation, ballot counting and certification as Democrats and Republicans both deploy similar election monitors.
- On Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Alex Padilla announced Democrats trained more than 100 congressional staffers to monitor voting and ballot counting across nine states with closely contested Senate races in November.
- Citing fears of interference by President Donald Trump, Senate Democrats launched the program to document election irregularities. "We're taking these steps because Donald Trump has made it clear he wants to undermine our elections," Schumer said.
- Modeled on a longstanding House of Representatives program, the initiative bars observers from administering elections or handling ballots. Padilla emphasized Democrats hope to deploy staff in bipartisan pairs with Republican colleagues.
- A spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader John Thune confirmed Senate Republicans are deploying their own observers. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice announced plans to send 1,000 federal election monitors to polling places this November.
- White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis criticized the Democratic program, arguing the party blocks the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. She claimed Trump has "done more than any other President to ensure we have free and fair elections.
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Senate Dems To Observe Elections In Nine States
Democracy Docket reports: With the threat of federal election interference looming large over the midterms, Senate Democrats plan to send more than 100 congressional staff to observe voting sites in nine states — the first program of its kind for the upper chamber. Observers trained as part of the Senate Election Observer Program — which … The post Senate Dems To Observe Elections In Nine States appeared first on Joe.My.God..
Senate Democrats Recruit 100 Election Observers
“Senate Democrats announced Wednesday that they have recruited and trained more than 100 congressional staff members for a new election observer program as President Donald Trump continues his efforts to undermine confidence in elections ahead of the midterms,” MS NOW reports.
On Wednesday (October 14), Senate Republicans confirmed they are training their own election observers in preparation for deployment to key swing states ahead of the November 3 midterm elections; on the same day, Democrats announced they had trained over 100 Senate staff members to serve as observers. The Republicans stated that they expect the scale to be similar to that of the Democrats.
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