DOJ's Record 1,000 Poll-Monitor Plan Meant for the Midterms Just Had Its Miami-Dade Trial Run

DORAL, FLORIDA - JULY 31: A Miami-Dade election worker checks voting machines for accuracy at the Miami-Dade Election Department headquarters on July 31, 2024 in Doral, Florida. The test was done as the county prepares for the August 20 election to decide which candidates go on to the general election in a few high-profile federal races. (Credit: Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The Justice Department intends to post close to 1,000 federal monitors at polling places across the country this November, a number Harmeet Dhillon, the department's Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, says would be unmatched by any previous Republican administration. Dhillon laid out the plan during a Monday sit-down on Bloomberg's Balance of Power, telling the network, "We will do it to the tune of approximately 1,000 election monitors." The Civil Rights Division chief added that the scale would be historic for a GOP-led Justice Department, a striking claim given how quietly this program has typically run under administrations of both parties for decades.

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