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NEW: DOJ announced Friday that it will send election monitors to polling sites in California and New Jersey [View all]
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-administration-to-monitor-voting-in-california-and-new-jersey/The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that it will send election monitors to polling sites in California and New Jersey — a move that Democrats and democracy advocates warned may be a potential step toward the Trump administration seizing control of voting.
The administration’s consistent use of DOJ to advance President Donald Trump’s political and personal interests, along with the locations chosen by DOJ, are raising serious concerns that the move aims to advance Trump’s bid to increase his power over elections.
Already in recent months, voting rights advocates and leading Democrats have warned that the administration is laying the groundwork to deploy troops or law enforcement to the polls in key cities next year and in 2028.
Friday’s announcement has intensified those fears.
The administration’s consistent use of DOJ to advance President Donald Trump’s political and personal interests, along with the locations chosen by DOJ, are raising serious concerns that the move aims to advance Trump’s bid to increase his power over elections.
Already in recent months, voting rights advocates and leading Democrats have warned that the administration is laying the groundwork to deploy troops or law enforcement to the polls in key cities next year and in 2028.
Friday’s announcement has intensified those fears.
NEW: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that it will send election monitors to polling sites in California and New Jersey — a move that Democrats and democracy advocates warned may be a potential step toward the Trump administration seizing control of voting.
— Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) 2025-10-24T20:38:54.027Z
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