August 18, 2026

Justice Department Plans Record Deployment of Poll Monitors

The Justice Department intends to deploy approximately 1,000 poll monitors in the upcoming fall elections. This action is expected to represent the largest such deployment under a Republican president, as noted by a senior assistant attorney general.

The department regularly sends monitors to various polling locations. Their primary role is to ensure compliance with election laws and to safeguard voters’ rights during the electoral process.

Justice Department poll monitors leaving polling place
Justice Department poll monitors leaving a polling place in Lansing, Michigan. (Nick King/Lansing State Journal/USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
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