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U.S. DOJ to send monitors to Chatham County for Election Day

  • The Department of Justice is deploying 1,000 poll watchers nationwide, including to Georgia counties such as Bibb, Chatham, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett, marking the largest federal election monitoring effort in the agency's history.
  • Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon noted the monitors consist of DOJ lawyers and other "trained legal staff" designed to observe polling operations without interfering with voting or election administration.
  • Poll Watchers face strict operational limits: only two representatives from each organization can station at every polling location, and they cannot campaign for candidates or intimidate voters without identification and potential removal.
  • Sherri Allen, chair of the Fulton Board of Elections, stated local officials remain prepared for the monitors. "Public observation of elections has always been around," Allen said, noting coordination across federal and regional agencies.
  • As early voting concludes Friday, October 30, Georgia prepares for Election Day on Tuesday, November 3, with polling locations open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dhillon confirmed any identified "problems" will be addressed post-election through state coordination.
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WSAV broke the news in Savannah, United States on Monday, October 26, 2026.
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