# US Department of Justice election monitoring > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/us-department-of-justice-election-monitoring > Updated: 2026-10-04T16:31:04.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has initiated election monitoring efforts beginning with the New Hampshire primary. During this phase, the Civil Rights Division deployed staff to Manchester and Nashua to oversee ballot security and ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws. Officials described these actions as routine measures to maintain transparency and trust. Following the primary, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced an expansion of these efforts ahead of the midterm elections. The DOJ plans to deploy approximately one thousand monitors nationwide to ensure elections are conducted “legally fairly and appropriately.” While the DOJ maintains that this is a long-standing practice, the plan has faced political opposition. Senator Tammy Baldwin introduced the “Safe Access to the Polls Act” to protect voters from potential interference or intimidation by federal agents at polling sites. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-04: US Justice Department to deploy election monitors to polling stations Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the DOJ will deploy 1,000 monitors to polling stations during midterms to investigate election crimes, facing criticism and new legislative opposition from Senator Tammy. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/us-justice-department-to-deploy-election-monitors-to-polling-stations ### 2026-09-08: Department of Justice monitors New Hampshire primary voting The U.S. Department of Justice deployed monitors to Manchester and Nashua during the New Hampshire primary to ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws and maintain election transparency. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/department-of-justice-monitors-new-hampshire-primary-voting --- Cite as: US Department of Justice election monitoring. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/us-department-of-justice-election-monitoring