Published • loading... • Updated
US Justice Department to monitor elections in all 50 states for 1st time
- On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, the Department of Justice is deploying 1,000 monitors to all 50 states, marking the DOJ's largest election monitoring effort ever conducted nationwide.
- Since the Voting Rights Act of 1965, federal authorities have dispatched monitors to ensure compliance with federal law; DOJ spokesperson Kiersten Pels stated these officials will "merely observe" and report potential legal violations.
- In Virginia Beach and Prince William County, local election officials denied monitors indoor access, restricting them to a 40-foot perimeter outside, while Charlottesville officials agreed to permit federal observers inside their polling stations.
- According to an AG memo, federal monitors receive no more access than other "neutral observers" at polling locations and cannot interfere with voters or distribute campaign materials.
- The deployment exceeds the nearly 300 monitors sent during the 2022 midterms; some critics, including Campaign Legal Center's Anna Baldwin, have characterized parts of the effort as "political theater.
Insights by Ground AI
Podcasts & Opinions
158 Articles
158 Articles
The U.S. Department of Justice sends numerous election observers to all states. Critics fear a deterrent effect from their presence. An exciting race is expected at the U.S. Midterms. The developments in the live blog.
·Hamburg, Germany
Read Full Article
DOJ sends election monitors to all 50 states amid midterm election voting
WASHINGTON (CN) — The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it had, for the first time in American history, deployed over 1,000 election monitors to polling stations in all 50 states. The announcement comes after a highly polarized campaign for the November midterms that is likely to shake up the power balance in Washington against President Donald Trump, as he faces historically low approval ratings over his handling of the economy, his ex…
·Pasadena, United States
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources158
Leaning Left26Leaning Right33Center64Last UpdatedBias Distribution52% Center
Bias Distribution
- 52% of the sources are Center
52% Center
L 21%
C 52%
R 27%
![[your]NEWS](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroundnews.b-cdn.net%2Finterests%2Ffb6dc495f74049f513563c33352175eaa0ecd509.jpg%3Fwidth%3D60&w=128&q=75)
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
