Feds Sending Monitors To PA On Election Day: Details Here
- Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt received notification last week that the U.S. Department of Justice plans to send federal election monitors to Allegheny, Lehigh, Luzerne, and Philadelphia counties on Nov. 3.
- This deployment is part of a nationwide effort across all 50 states, with the Department of Justice intending to send more than 1,000 monitors—a larger number than typical for federal election oversight.
- DOJ monitors "do not intrude or interfere in any way in the voting process," according to the department's letter, and must follow all state rules, including prohibitions on carrying firearms and wearing identifying uniforms.
- Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel stated that DOJ observers "will not be permitted to enter county polling stations and observe from the inside," citing "broad public concern and skepticism about the integrity and trustworthiness of the Department of Justice."
- President Donald Trump's administration announced the 1,000-monitor plan in August, exceeding the fewer than 400 monitors deployed by Joe Biden's administration during the 2022 midterms.
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