# The Justice Department begins notifying counties where it wants to monitor elections

- Source: NPR Politics
- Published: 2026-10-22T00:18:47+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.npr.org/2026/10/21/nx-s1-6009896/justice-department-monitors
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/the-justice-department-begins-notifying-counties-where-it-wants-to-mon-a0fe52/

The department has long deployed election monitors, but the Trump administration's unprecedented steps to try to wrestle control over elections have led to new concerns about DOJ monitoring this year.

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