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US DOJ election monitoring initiative

Overview

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is preparing to deploy approximately 1,000 monitors to polling locations for the upcoming midterm elections. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, head of the Civil Rights Division, has called for attorneys and professional staff to volunteer for these roles.

Monitors will be tasked with observing compliance with voting accessibility rules and civil rights issues, as well as monitoring for potential election fraud. Volunteers may be assigned to polling places across the country or to a call center in Washington.

Reports indicate that David Michael Levin, a Florida attorney who previously pleaded guilty to illegally accessing government election websites, has joined the Civil Rights Division and was recently involved in an election monitoring operation in Minnesota.

Entities

Department of Justice · Civil Rights Division · Democracy Docket · David Michael Levin · Harmeet Dhillon

Timeline

  1. 10 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Harmeet Dhillon seeks DOJ volunteers for election monitoring

    DOJ Civil Rights Division head Harmeet Dhillon is recruiting attorneys and staff to serve as election monitors to oversee voting accessibility and potential fraud during the November elections.

  2. 22 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Department of Justice reportedly hires convicted election hacker

    The DOJ has reportedly hired David Michael Levin, a Florida attorney convicted of hacking election websites, to participate in election monitoring operations.

Sources

joemygod.com · justthenews.com · offthepress.com · wonkette.com