"The Department of Justice is preparing to send federal election observers to California and New Jersey next month, targeting two Democratic states holding off-year elections following requests from state Republican parties. The DOJ will announce Friday that it is planning to monitor polling sites in Passaic County, New Jersey, and five counties in southern and central California: Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Riverside and Fresno. The goal, according to the DOJ, is to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law."
"Transparency at the polls translates into faith in the electoral process, and this Department of Justice is committed to upholding the highest standards of election integrity, Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a statement to The Associated Press. Election monitoring is a routine function of the Justice Department, but the focus on California and New Jersey comes as both states are set to hold closely-watched elections with national consequences on Nov. 4."
"New Jersey has an open seat for governor that has attracted major spending by both parties and California is holding a special election aimed at redrawing the state's congressional map to counter Republican gerrymandering efforts elsewhere ahead of the 2026 midterms. The DOJ's efforts are also the latest salvo in the GOP's preoccupation with election integrity after President Donald Trump spent years refusing to accept the results of the 2020 election and falsely railing against mail-in voting as rife with fraud."
The Department of Justice is preparing to send federal election observers to counties in California and New Jersey after requests from state Republican parties. Monitors will be deployed in Passaic County, N.J., and Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Riverside and Fresno counties in California. The stated objectives include ensuring transparency, ballot security and compliance with federal law. Attorney General Pamela Bondi framed monitoring as essential to public confidence. The deployments come as both states hold high-profile Nov. 4 elections — an open New Jersey governor's race and a California special election tied to congressional redistricting — amid partisan concerns about election integrity.
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