All articles tagged with #doj monitors
Wyoming officials criticized a Justice Department move to observe polling places, saying the monitors asked aggressive questions about poll worker training, equipment, and tabulators; Wyoming law allows only certified poll watchers. The DOJ says monitors are intended to ensure transparency and ballot security, and officials noted deployment on short notice and a misaddressed email related to communication about the monitors.
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.