{"id":2646392,"date":"2026-08-18T08:54:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-plans-to-send-1000-poll-monitors-to-watch-midterm-elections\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T08:55:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:55:56","slug":"doj-plans-to-send-1000-poll-monitors-to-watch-midterm-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-plans-to-send-1000-poll-monitors-to-watch-midterm-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ plans to send 1,000 poll monitors to watch midterm elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-plans-to-send-1000-poll-monitors-to-watch-midterm-elections%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2646392&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Trump management announced plans to deploy approximately 1,000 poll monitors nationwide during the 2026 midterm elections, similar to previous efforts, to observe election processes and ensure fairness without intervening. These monitors will be trained with materials used in past administrations and will focus on issues such as voting barriers for individuals with disabilities and possible election fraud. This deployment is considered to be potentially the largest for a Republican administration. The monitors will operate under state law and aim to boost public confidence in election outcomes. Historically, the Justice Department has sent monitors to various jurisdictions during recent elections: 86 during the 2024 presidential election under Biden, 64 in the 2022 midterms, and 44 during Trump&#8217;s first term in 2020. The move follows concerns raised by officials about states not fully meeting election integrity standards, including updating voter rolls. The DOJ has also taken actions such as sending letters to election officials across all states and Washington D.C., and launching lawsuits over issues like California\u2019s Glock firearm ban, emphasizing commitment to election integrity and lawful voting processes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Trump administration<\/a> announced on Monday\u00a0that it plans to deploy around 1,000 poll monitors nationwide in the 2026 midterm <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elections\/\">elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The monitors\u2019 role is not to intervene but to observe the process, ensure it is carried out fairly, and follow up on any investigations, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"438\">Justice Department<\/a>. The monitors are being trained on the same material used by previous administrations, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said, and will be watching for issues such as barriers to voting for people with disabilities, as well as cases of suspected election fraud.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4690825\/doj-send-1000-poll-monitor-midterm\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ plans to send 1,000 poll monitors to watch midterm elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4690566\/trump-flock-surveillance-cameras-studied\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says Flock cameras \u2018being studied,\u2019 will reveal stance in coming weeks<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4690197\/doj-investigates-trump-donor-venture-capital-firm\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ investigates major Trump donor\u2019s venture capital firm over AI antitrust concerns<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe just did it in the primary,\u201d Dhillon <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-08-17\/doj-plans-to-deploy-1-000-monitors-to-watch-midterm-elections\">told<\/a> <em>Bloomberg<\/em>. \u201cWe will do it to the tune of approximately 1,000 election monitors in the November election. This is something that DOJ does.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s deployment is \u201cprobably going to be a historic number for a Republican administration,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those deployed will hold the same status as any other election monitor under state law, working to boost confidence in the election process, according to the DOJ.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe respect state law,\u201d Dhillon said. \u201cWe reach out to the states. If their perimeter is 150 yards, we respect that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the Biden administration, the Justice Department sent monitors to 86 jurisdictions for the 2024 presidential election and 64 jurisdictions for the 2022 midterm elections, according to the <em>Washington Post<\/em>. 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The department also announced it will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jerseys-troubled-past-demands-federal-monitors\/\" title=\"New Jersey&#039;s Troubled Past Demands Federal ...\">send federal election monitors<\/a> to 15 jurisdictions across six states during this year\u2019s primary elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI just want every citizen at the end of the day \u2026 to accept the outcome of our elections because they have been run cleanly,\u201d Dhillon previously told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em> \u201cWe\u2019re not here for any particular candidate or outcome. We\u2019re here to make sure that when the primary is done, people accept the outcome because it was done correctly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump to send 1,000 poll monitors for 2026 midterms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2646393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25219590138446.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[56842,6571,7408,84310],"class_list":["post-2646392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-department-of-justice","tag-elections","tag-midterms","tag-poll-monitors"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25219590138446.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2646392"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2646396,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646392\/revisions\/2646396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2646393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2646392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2646392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2646392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}