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What happened: The Justice Department released its list of jurisdictions for election monitors and said it will dispatch roughly 1,000 monitors to all 50 states, describing it as the largest federal monitoring effort in history. Key numbers: About 1,000 monitors announced; an official estimated closer to 900 in a Monday court Why it matters: A judge rejected an emergency bid by civil rights groups including the NAACP to limit the program, finding insufficient evidence monitors would intimidate voters. DOJ is also pulling in officials from agencies such as the Bureau of Prisons and the DEA.

The Justice Department released its list of jurisdictions for election monitors and said it will dispatch roughly 1,000 monitors to all 50 states, describing it as the largest federal monitoring effort in history.

A judge rejected an emergency bid by civil rights groups including the NAACP to limit the program, finding insufficient evidence monitors would intimidate voters. DOJ is also pulling in officials from agencies such as the Bureau of Prisons and the DEA.