ELECTION INTEGRITY: DOJ Will Deploy 1,000 Election Monitors During Midterms

Tomorrow is Election Day, and after weeks of speculation, the DOJ has confirmed that it will deploy 1,000 election monitors across the U.S.

"When the Department of Justice, or observers from both political parties are in polling places, things just run more smoothly because there's a different set of eyes watching the process. And so, none of these shenanigans take place when there's equal balance of representation at the polling place" said Don Palmer, senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation, who also served in the DOJ, and is the former Chairman of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC).

It's worth noting that despite the uproar from Democrats, and their allies in the 'mainstream' media, the use of election monitors has been happening for decades.

"No, it's certainly not unique" Palmer told KTRH, "Both political parties, all administrations have sent attorneys and other department staff to monitor elections."

We also reached out to the Department of Justice for comment on this story.

"We will be in all 50 states doing the routine election monitoring the department has been done for decades." said DOJ spokeswoman Kiersten Pels, who also pointed out, "The Biden administration sent over 700 monitors in 2024, and the mainstream media wasn’t “concerned” then. Now that the DOJ is sending around 1,000, the mainstream media is spinning up all this manufactured concern over something the DOJ has done for decades."

Even the Harris County Clerk acknowledged last week, that election monitors have been used locally for years.

"It's actually a good thing" noted Palmer, "It makes sure that things are running smoothly, that there are no shenanigans that take place. And if something occurs, they record what happens and they talk to the election office, and it gets resolved."

The DOJ also told us in closing, "The Department uses the information monitors gathered to provide feedback to local jurisdictions to help them comply with federal law. If violations are significant and the jurisdiction refuses to comply, the Department may bring an enforcement action in court to obtain compliance."