DOJ Notifies Counties of Planned Midterm Election Monitors

The Justice Department has begun notifying counties in multiple states that it plans to send federal election monitors for the Nov. 3 midterms, while the notices stop short of confirming where personnel will be deployed or whether they can enter polling places. Counties in Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, Texas and Washington have confirmed receiving notices, according to reporting cited by county officials. The department has also notified counties in Indiana and Michigan, according to other reports. Identified jurisdictions include Adams County, Colorado; Miami-Dade County, Florida; Hennepin and Ramsey counties, Minnesota; King County, Washington; seven Texas counties; and several Michigan cities. The full deployment list has not been announced. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon said in an August interview that the department plans to send about 1,000 monitors nationwide. That is a planned total, not a confirmed final deployment count. A department spokesperson said details would be shared closer to the election. The department has not said which of the notified counties will receive monitors. The Justice Department says its monitors will observe and document...