Why it matters
The deployment could affect how polling places and election officials handle federal observers during voting. The issue directly concerns voters and election administration across the United States.
POLITICS & POLICY • UNITED STATES
Federal election monitors and their role draw scrutiny before midterms
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The Justice Department plans to deploy 1,000 federal election monitors for the Nov. 3 midterms, while election officials are raising concerns about the monitoring. The department says FBI and ICE employees will not serve as monitors; state officials quoted in the reports say monitors will observe rather than intervene.
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