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UpdateNationalThursday, October 29, 2026

DOJ official said 1,000 election monitors will be deployed for midterms

A Justice Department official described the monitoring plans as standard practice used in past election cycles.

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A DOJ official said the department's plans to deploy 1,000 election monitors across the country for the midterms is standard practice. The official said the Voting Section is conducting its election monitoring efforts in a similar manner as in past election cycles going back decades.1

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  1. Democracy Docket on Bluesky, https://bsky.app/profile/democracydocket.com/post/3myzftym5gx2e · Thursday, October 29, 2026

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