# DOJ Plans to Deploy 1,000 Monitors to Watch Midterm Elections

https://mins.news/en/item/24541

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-17 21:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-17/doj-plans-to-deploy-1-000-monitors-to-watch-midterm-elections?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a83765aaa1ab60001e2e767

> The Justice Department plans to deploy 1,000 monitors to observe voting during November’s midterm elections. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon called the number historic for a Republican administration.

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