Justice Department Will Monitor Elections in California and New Jersey

[highplainsdem]

Source: NYT

The Trump administration said on Friday that the Justice Department will monitor polling sites in California and New Jersey ahead of the Nov. 4 election, amid requests by Republican Party officials in those states.

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The Justice Department said in a news release that personnel from the agency’s Civil Rights Division would be stationed at polling places and offices of registrars of voters “to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law.”

The department said those workers would coordinate with the local U.S. attorney’s offices, but it did not specify how many observers would be deployed or the types of irregularities they would seek.

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In California, federal officials said monitors would be stationed in Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside Counties — three of the most heavily populated areas of Southern California — and across Fresno and Kern counties in the Central Valley. The targeted counties represent a population of some 17 million people and include some of the most heavily Latino areas of the state.

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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/us/politics/doj-election-monitors-california-new-jersey.html

[durablend]

1. Uh huh

They planning on dragging people off as they wait in line?

[highplainsdem]

2. They're planning on intimidating voters so they'll stay away.

[johnnyfins]

3. Please let them be at my polling place.

FUCK THEM!!!!!

[2na fisherman]

4. Who will monitor the monitors?

Voter suppression begins with these so-called "ballot security" measures. And when they claim ballot irregularities, they may try to seize them and "cure" them in favor of Republicans. All personnel from the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department who act in this capacity should be named and photographed by state poll workers and Registrars to hold them accountable for their bad faith actions aimed at tilting elections in favor of Trump. And if necessary, refer them to state Attorneys General for investigation of possible violations of election laws. Put them on notice that THEY will be watched.

[ancianita]

8. We agree. State AG's and state secretaries of state.

Dealing with that propagandist, Heather Honey, will be more drama, but she should definitely be sued by the state at some point.

[Buddyzbuddy]

5. Hmm, that's odd because I distinctly recall many of the voter fraud cases took place in NV, TX and Florida.

[ancianita]

6. The monitor is Heather Honey, a long time election denier.

[Zorro]

7. IMO it's a plan to declare the vote on California's redistricting plan fraudulent

and for the DOJ to sue the state to disallow the redistricting.

[ancianita]

9. Definitely. And when it gets to SCOTUS, the maga six will back the felon over CA's plan and voters.

[Bayard]

11. Would that hold up the vote counting till its settled?

[Bayard]

10. Then we need to have an equal number of Democrat poll monitors

Watching the watchers. Can they take photos or video?

[no_hypocrisy]

12. I'm a poll worker in Passaic County, NJ. I just e-mailed The Office Administrator

for our county's Board of Elections, asking for advice and/or directives should the DOJ show up at our polling places.