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Justice Department plans to send 1,000 election monitors for midterm elections

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The Epoch Times, The Center Square and The Daily Signal report that the Justice Department plans to send about 1,000 election monitors to polling locations nationwide for the Nov. 3 midterms. DOJ spokeswoman Kiersten Pels said the monitors will observe and report possible violations of federal law to the department, which will review them after Election Day, and cannot interfere with voting. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said in September that monitors will check language and disability accessibility. The Daily Signal reports monitors are going to six Georgia counties, where Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says early turnout is 5 to 7 percent above 2022.

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The Justice Department plans to send about 1,000 election monitors to polling locations nationwide for the Nov. 3 midterm elections, according to DOJ spokeswoman Kiersten Pels.
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Pels said the monitors will observe and report possible violations of federal law to the department, which will review them after Election Day, and that they cannot interfere with voting.
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Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said in September that monitors will check language and disability accessibility.
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The Justice Department is sending monitors to six Georgia counties, according to The Daily Signal.
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says early voter turnout is 5 to 7 percent higher than in 2022.
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Milwaukee’s election commission director Paulina Gutiérrez said her office was told of the effort by email and that the monitors agreed to follow state observer rules.
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The right-side outlets present the Justice Department's plan for about 1,000 election monitors as federal observation that local officials accept, with the Daily Signal stressing Georgia's secretary of state assuring voters of election integrity.

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The two Far Right outlets lead with confirmed federal action and Georgia's secretary of state assuring election integrity, while the Right outlet stresses local officials cooperating.
DOJ Confirms It Will Deploy 1,000 Election Monitors During Midterms
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While Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger attempted to assure the public this week that Election Day will be free of fraud, President Donald…
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DOJ confirmation of about 1,000 monitors
monitors’ observe-and-report role
election officials’ cooperation
Georgia turnout and integrity assurances

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The Daily SignalFar Right
Raffensperger Assures of Election Integrity Amid DOJ’s Deployment of Election Watchers
While Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Loaded verb“attempted to assure the public”The word attempted suggests the assurance may fail, a judgement the coverage does not support with evidence.More neutral: said he would ensure the publicDisagree with this highlight? this week that Election Day will be free of fraud, President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is sending monitors to six Georgia counties just to make sure. …
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Election officials to cooperate with federal monitors
(The Center Square) — Election officials will comply with the federal government’s efforts to deploy observers across the country in the 2026 midterm elections.
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The Epoch TimesFar Right
DOJ Confirms It Will Deploy 1,000 Election Monitors During Midterms
'Every monitor will merely observe and report any potential violations of federal law to the Department,' said DOJ spokeswoman Kiersten Pels.
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