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Justice Department Plans Deployment of 1,000 Federal Monitors for Midterm Polling Places
Just the facts
The Civil Rights Division historically dispatches attorneys to evaluate compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act, which prohibits discriminatory practices and voter intimidation based on protected classes. To fulfill the target of 1,000 monitors, the Department of Justice plans to recruit volunteer federal employees, including personnel from U.S. Attorney's Offices nationwide. The announcement follows federal monitoring assignments dispatched for primary elections held in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and Laramie County, Wyoming. State officials across 23 jurisdictions have contested broader federal oversight requests, filing legal challenges regarding the federal collection of unredacted state voter records.
Why this is news
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon announced that the Civil Rights Division will deploy a record 1,000 federal monitors to observe polling places during the upcoming midterm elections.
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