DOJ To Place 1,000 Staffers At Polling Locations In Every State - Some Of Them Criminal Prosecutors

What happened: The Justice Department plans to place about 1,000 employees at polling places nationwide on Nov. 3, with the county list not yet released. The NAACP filed a federal complaint challenging the program. Key numbers: About 1,000 DOJ staff planned; prior deployments never exceeded 600 monitors; 2022 monitors went to 64 jurisdictions in 24 states; Why it matters: County clerks say they were given no criteria for their selection, and the NAACP argues the program exceeds statutory authority and intimidates voters. DOJ says monitors will observe and report but not intervene.

The Justice Department plans to place about 1,000 employees at polling places nationwide on Nov. 3, with the county list not yet released. The NAACP filed a federal complaint challenging the program.

County clerks say they were given no criteria for their selection, and the NAACP argues the program exceeds statutory authority and intimidates voters. DOJ says monitors will observe and report but not intervene.