The Justice Department will monitor elections in 86 jurisdictions nationwide on Tuesday, nearly doubling the number of areas this presidential election cycle and adding locations in key swing states set to decide the race.
Department officials have regularly been utilized to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws on Election Day, with the goal of ensuring ballot access. U.S. government officials deployed monitors for 44 jurisdictions during the 2020 general election.
The hotly contested presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump has raised issues including voter intimidation, threats against election workers and Trump’s evidence-free claims of election fraud.
