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DOJ Plans to Deploy 1,000 Monitors to Watch Midterm Elections
The deployment would be the largest under a Republican president, and Democrats warn it could be used to influence voting.
- Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon announced the Justice Department plans to dispatch about 1,000 monitors to polls this fall, marking probably the largest deployment under a Republican president.
- Historically, the Civil Rights Division has deployed monitors to ensure compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act, typically involving dozens of staff to prevent discrimination and protect voter access.
- To achieve the 1,000-monitor goal, the DOJ will recruit volunteers from its own staff, including U.S. Attorney's Offices nationwide. In 2024, the department monitored 86 jurisdictions across 27 states.
- Democrats have raised concerns about the monitors' potential role this fall, citing President Donald Trump's comments that Republicans should "nationalize the voting." Officials maintain recent deployments remained limited to observation.
- The department has not yet finalized fall deployment locations, though it recently sent monitors to primary elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and Laramie County, Wyoming.
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