Republicans vow to bar federal election monitoring in key states. What do monitors do?
While many on the left are calling for federal workers at voting sites, Republican leadership is fighting to block access to the outside observers.
Texas withdraws request to block U.S. Justice Department from monitoring state’s elections
The Justice Department regularly sends monitors across the country to keep an eye out for potential voting rights violations during major elections. The agency said monitors would be on the ground in 86 jurisdictions in 27 states.
DOJ says federal election monitors won't enter polling sites after lawsuit filed by Texas AG
The DOJ initially said it would send monitors to eight Texas counties, including Harris and Waller, to monitor for compliance with federal civil rights laws.
Texas Blocks Election Monitors Entering Polling Locations
The state reached an agreement with the Department of Justice, which is dispatching civil rights monitors to eight locations in Texas.
Texas won't allow federal election monitors in polls
Texas leaders say they intend to stand their ground over a state law banning federal election monitors from entering places where ballots are being cast or counted across the state on Election Day. Why it matters: The U.
Texas refuses federal election monitors on Election Day
Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson says the state will not allow federal election monitors at polling locations on Election Day.
Fight brewing over federal election monitors in Texas, including in two Houston-area counties
As federal election monitors make their way to Texas, there's a last-minute political battle brewing over whether they have a role in state-run elections.
Texas presidential and senatorial exit polls
See how various groups in Texas voted for president and U.S. Senate in the 2024 election by reviewing data from the network exit poll conducted by Edison Research. Presidential charts show estimates for the share of each group that supported Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump in Texas.
Election Day updates: Some Texans who requested mail-in ballots still haven’t received them
Texas might not be a swing state, but many of its races will have major consequences to the national political landscape and on the lives of everyday Texans.
Federal election monitors will not enter Texas polling locations after Paxton lawsuit
Election monitors with the U.S. Department of Justice will be at a number of Texas polling locations on Election Day to ensure compliance with federal voting rights, but not in the way initially intended.
DOJ agrees to keep federal election monitors out of Texas polling places, central count locations
The Department of Justice said it would send federal election monitors to polling locations in 8 Texas counties. Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing to keep them out.
Justice Dept. to monitor elections in 86 counties, most in two decades
The federal government will send election monitors to 86 jurisdictions in 27 states, the highest number in 20 years amid ...
Justice Department to monitor polling sites in 27 states on Election Day
Nearly a third of the 86 jurisdictions where federal monitors will visit are in the nation’s seven most closely watched swing ...
FBI and New York law enforcement will be heavily monitoring Election Day security
The FBI's New York division and New York law enforcement say they're prioritizing election security ahead of Election Day.
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Judge denies Missouri’s effort to block federal election monitors
A federal judge late Monday rejected an effort by Missouri’s Republican leaders to ban Justice Department election ...
What to know about DOJ election monitors in South Dakota
A DOJ press release does not specifically state why the counties have been chosen for monitoring, though during South ...