DOJ Deploys Federal Monitors to Michigan Polls Amid Partisan Warnings
The DOJ will place federal monitors at polls in Detroit, Hamtramck, Lansing and East Lansing during Michigan’s primary to promote fair elections, a move critics say could be used for partisan aims. In response, 10 Democratic senators asked for assurances that monitors won’t target Democratic jurisdictions or interfere with voting. The DOJ describes monitoring as routine and nonpartisan and plans to expand to 15 jurisdictions nationwide ahead of November amid broader debates over voter data access and Trump’s rhetoric about nationalizing elections.