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Trump DOJ to deploy election monitors in 6 states amid intense pressure campaign
Democracy Docket • • nation
Key Points:
- The Department of Justice under President Trump announced it will deploy federal election monitors to 15 jurisdictions across six states during the 2026 primary season, continuing its routine election oversight efforts.
- DOJ’s Civil Rights Division chief Harmeet Dhillon emphasized that monitoring aims to ensure language and disability access and verify polling places meet operational requirements, linking the effort to preventing illegal voting.
- On the same day, DOJ sent letters nationwide warning election officials of potential criminal prosecution for knowingly allowing noncitizens to remain on voter rolls or cast ballots.
- The DOJ has faced legal setbacks, losing multiple court cases seeking unredacted statewide voter rolls, with no courts ordering states to release such sensitive data.
- Dhillon criticized Michigan officials for opposing the monitoring program and indicated plans to expand the election monitoring effort ahead of the general election.
