Justice Department sends poll monitors to 24 states amid voter intimidation fears

Justice Department civil rights attorneys will monitor dozens of voting jurisdictions in 24 states on Tuesday to ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws amid accusations that right-wing organizations engaged in voter intimidation .

It has been a common election day practice since the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but the move comes after allegations by Democrats and federal officials that pro-Republican groups intimidated voters by looking at ballot boxes and polling stations. In some cases, there were men with bulletproof vests, firearms, and/or video equipment.

Federal observers will be sent to several key areas, including Maricopa County, Arizona. This is where armed individuals monitor voters and electoral officials are threatened.

Critics of the tactic continue to claim that the 2020 election was rigged, blaming former President Donald Trump and the Republican nominee for suggesting it could be rigged again this year. I’m here.

Some of Trump’s supporters, like Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, have said they would only accept the outcome if they defeated their Democratic opponents.