Justice Department to send 1,000 poll monitors to watch elections this fall

The U.S. Department of Justice plans to send about 1,000 poll monitors to elections this fall, including some Tuesday.

The Justice Department is planning to deploy a record 1,000 federal monitors to polling places throughout the U.S. for the midterm elections.

The Trump administration announced on Monday that it plans to deploy around 1,000 poll monitors nationwide in the 2026 midterm elections. The monitors’ 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 Justice Department. The moni