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What to know about Justice Department election monitors
Federal election monitors observe polling places to ensure compliance with voting rights laws amid concerns over voter intimidation and election integrity, DOJ says.
- On Tuesday, the Justice Department dispatched federal monitors, lawyers from its Civil Rights Division and U.S. attorneys' offices, to polling locations in New Jersey and California for off-year elections.
- After a department release last month, experts flagged the Justice Department’s unusual `ballot security` language as Democrats and voting-rights activists raised fears monitors could undermine the voting process, noting some were requested by local Republican parties.
- The DOJ assigned monitors, who remain outside and may enter only with permission, with local registrar Bob Page saying their presence is acceptable in Orange County.
- Earlier last month, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the state would deploy observers to monitor DOJ attorneys, while Governor Gavin Newsom called the move suppressive and raised concerns about voter impact.
- Historically, federal monitors have appeared in multiple recent elections and sometimes prompted legal fights, with last year's refusals sparking lawsuits as California's redistricting could create five Democratic-friendly seats.
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Dems, voting rights activists concerned over federal Election Day monitors
Ahead of elections across the country on Tuesday, some are voicing concerns over federal election observers being deployed from the Department of Justice (DOJ). Concern over workers from one political party or the other is nothing new. What’s an election monitor? “Usually, election monitors are independent individuals or from independent organizations who spend time in vote centers or polling places observing the operations of the vote center or…
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