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“Trump's Justice Department plans to deploy about 1,000 monitors nationwide on Election Day, roughly triple the number used in the last midterms, a move some local officials worry could intimidate voters, although the DOJ says those fears are baseless.”

“Trump's Justice Department plans to deploy about 1,000 monitors nationwide on Election Day, roughly triple the number used in the last midterms, a move some local officials worry could intimidate voters, although the DOJ says those fears are baseless.”

“Democrats and non-partisan watchdogs are organizing a massive presence at polling places for Election Day in the midterms.”

“…d FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel will not serve as monitors during the November midterm elections, amid concerns from civil rights groups that the Trump administration’s plans for federal election oversight could intimidate…”

“The midterms are raising fresh questions about the federal government’s role in election security, and where to draw the line between protecting the vote and intervening in the electoral process.”

“"The DOJ has sent election monitors to polling places with a pattern of voter suppression since the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, but this is the first time the department has deployed monitors in all 50 states,"”

“… have already voted early, surpassing the total cast before Election Day in the 2022 midterms. - Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said the Democrats are “nauseously optimistic” about taking back the Senate. - Some voters in Florida had to make…”

“Other Supreme Court rulings during this election cycle allowed starkly partisan voting maps for the midterms, fueling an unprecedented redistricting arms race between Republicans and Democrats.”

“NAACP asks judge to bar federal law enforcement agents from serving as poll monitors The NAACP is asking a judge for an emergency order limiting which federal staffers can monitor the polls on Election Day.”

“It’s routine for DOJ monitors to watch over polling places, and the agency has assured states that, in the midterms, its observers will follow the law and not interfere with voting or election administration.”

“But while the possibility of election interference has been discussed as one of several “big ticket items” of this year’s midterms, Padilla said, “the biggest threat that we face in Texas this year is voter suppression.””

“Josh Shapiro, a Democrat - David Becker, CBS News election law contributor and the executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research - Anthony Salvanto, CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Click to browse full transcripts…”

“…be, and state and local officials nationwide, as well as advocacy groups that train poll monitors, are game-planning for this possibility—not to mention any other way the administration may try to interfere with the voting process or discount election…”

“…gan with Zeteo’s Prem Thakker on Tuesday night, so do join our livestream on Substack and YouTube then.) In today’s ‘First Draft,’ it’s time to thank the Clintons (yes, the Clintons!) for doing what many centrist Democrats refuse to do ahead of these…”

““Right now I am focused on getting over a thousand poll workers, folks out there to monitor the DOJ monitors that Trump's going to send to try to steal this election,” he revealed on October 28.”

““Be aware that we consider DOJ’s efforts to threaten California election officials with criminal sanctions for following federal and state law to be an effort to unlawfully intimidate both election officials and California voters, which can undermine voters’…”