The Justice Department is sending monitors to 24 states in an effort to ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws in the midterm elections.
The action, which occurs regularly on Election Day, comes as civil rights groups and the federal government have raised alarm over potentialThe 2022 election is playing out against the backdrop of persistent falsehoods made by former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies aboutDemocrats, on the other hand, have expressed concerns over the potential for voter suppression.
The monitors are being sent to “protect the rights of voters,” as they have for decades, the Justice Department said Monday.The monitors are lawyers who work for the U.S. government. They are not law enforcement officers or federal agents. They generally include lawyers from the Justice Department’s civil rights division and U.S. attorney’s offices across the nation.
“Rest assured that we understand that you will be administering the election and we will try to minimize the time we spend at each site,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Thomas wrote.
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