DOJ sending election monitors to California, New Jersey

California Inland Empire congressmen blast DOJ plan to monitor state's elections

RIVERSIDE — A group of California Democratic lawmakers, including four representatives from the Inland Empire, are condemning a plan by the U.S. Department of Justice to send federal monitors to polling places in the state for an upcoming special election,…

Trump's blue state election gambit panned as 'more bark than bite' by expert

On Tuesday, Slate writer Shirin Ali reports nearly half the country will head to the polls to cast ballots on a range of major questions and offices. However, “President Donald Trump just made a not-so-subtle power grab” to complicate that vote in some blue states.Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that federal monitors will be sent to California and New Jersey to ensure "ballot security," said Ali, adding that the move has “sparked fear on so…

'More bark than bite': Expert reveals how to dodge Trump DOJ's 'election observers'

On Tuesday, Slate writer Shirin Ali reports nearly half the country will head to the polls to cast ballots on a range of major questions and offices. However, “President Donald Trump just made a not-so-subtle power grab” to complicate that vote in some blue states.Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that federal monitors will be sent to California and New Jersey to ensure ‘ballot security,’ said Ali, adding that the move has “sparked fear on so…

DOJ sending election monitors to California, New Jersey

(NewsNation) — Federal election monitors will be sent to observe two closely watched elections next week: a redistricting vote in California and a tight governor's race in New Jersey. The Trump administration said the move is aimed at ensuring transparency and election security, but critics argue it amounts to voter intimidation. Republicans in both states requested the monitors. According to the Department of Justice, federal observers from its…

Will the New Jersey Election Next Week Be Safe?

We’re not so sure. Neither is the Justice Department. DOJ says it will send federal monitors to polling sites to “ensure transparency, ballot security and compliance with federal law.” New Jersey is a state that automatically sends an absentee ballot in every election to anyone who signs up. Parts of the state – Jersey City, Hoboken, and Paterson in Passaic County – have a long and sordid history of fraudulent mail-in votes. One reason the Trump…