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Trump plan to send 1,000 DOJ monitors to the polls could ‘jeopardize the election,’ NAACP lawsuit warns

First reported 5 Oct, 18:47 UTCUpdated 1d ago3 sources

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DOJ is planning to deploy 1,000 federal agents to observe the polls on Election Day, drawing fears of voter intimidation

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Trump administration sued over plans to send election monitors to voting sites

NAACP files lawsuit after head of DoJ’s civil rights division says she hopes to send election monitors to polls The Trump administration has been sued over its plans to deploy “a historic number” of election monitors to polling stations during next month’s midterm elections. The bid “stands to jeopardize” the…

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Blanche defends DOJ’s plan to send 1,000 monitors to polls on Election Day

Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) plan to send 1,000 election monitors to polling places on Election Day. The federal government has monitored elections since the 1960s and the DOJ will assure federal law is being enforced properly, Blanche told Shannon Bream on “Fox…

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  1. The HillCenterUSHigh factuality
    Blanche defends DOJ’s plan to send 1,000 monitors to polls on Election Day (opens The Hill in a new tab)

    Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) plan to send 1,000 election monitors to polling places on Election Day. The federal government has monitored elections since the 1960s and the DOJ will assure federal law is being enforced properly, Blanche told Shannon Bream on “Fox…

  2. The IndependentLean LeftGBMostly factual
    Trump plan to send 1,000 DOJ monitors to the polls could ‘jeopardize the election,’ NAACP lawsuit warns (opens The Independent in a new tab)

    DOJ is planning to deploy 1,000 federal agents to observe the polls on Election Day, drawing fears of voter intimidation

  3. The GuardianLeftGBHigh factuality
    Trump administration sued over plans to send election monitors to voting sites (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

    NAACP files lawsuit after head of DoJ’s civil rights division says she hopes to send election monitors to polls The Trump administration has been sued over its plans to deploy “a historic number” of election monitors to polling stations during next month’s midterm elections. The bid “stands to jeopardize” the…

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