DOJ to Deploy 1,000 Election Monitors Across All 50 States for 2024 Election

The Department of Justice is sending personnel to polling locations nationwide in an effort described as the first of its magnitude.

The Justice Department is deploying roughly 1,000 election monitors and observers across all 50 states on Election Day. Voters at multiple polling locations across Broward County, Florida, ran into electronic system problems Tuesday morning that delayed voting just minutes after polls opened at 7 a.m., with workers unable to log into the registration system at several sites. The Justice Department said Tuesday it will deploy about 1,000 election monitors to all 50 states for the first time ever to watch the polls.

Why it matters: The unprecedented effort comes after courts repeatedly rejected the DOJ's efforts to force states to restrict voting for alleged noncitizens.

The Oregonian / OregonLive reported the story as "Is your city or county getting a federal election monitor on Tuesday?." Axios reported the story as "DOJ sending 1,000 election monitors to all 50 states." Gateway Pundit reported the story as "Florida: Broward County Voters Hit by System Lockouts and Technical Failures Minutes After Polls Open on Election Day."

3 sources have covered this story, including Gateway Pundit, The Oregonian / OregonLive and Axios. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 2 hours ago.