DOJ deploys record 1,000 election monitors across all 50 states

had planned to send federal election observers to all 50 states ahead of the midterm elections. The Washington Examiner and Axios both report that the United States Department of Justice announced it is deploying around 1,000 monitors and observers across all 50 states. The Washington Examiner reports that this is the largest voting-monitoring effort in the history of the department. [1][2][5]

The Washington Examiner reports that the monitoring personnel will be spread across 126 counties. Larger shares of monitors are assigned to Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Texas, and New York. NationofChange also reported on the plan to place 1,000 election monitors across all 50 states for Election Day. [1][3]

The deployment is significantly larger than in previous elections. The Washington Examiner notes that under former President Joe Biden in the 2022 midterm elections, the Department of Justice sent fewer than 400 monitors to 24 states. FTMQ News reported earlier that both Republican and Democratic states received notice from federal officials about the nationwide monitoring plans. [1][5]