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In It to Win It

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Fri Oct 24, 2025, 05:03 PM Oct 2025

NEW: DOJ announced Friday that it will send election monitors to polling sites in California and New Jersey [View all]

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-administration-to-monitor-voting-in-california-and-new-jersey/

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that it will send election monitors to polling sites in California and New Jersey — a move that Democrats and democracy advocates warned may be a potential step toward the Trump administration seizing control of voting.

The administration’s consistent use of DOJ to advance President Donald Trump’s political and personal interests, along with the locations chosen by DOJ, are raising serious concerns that the move aims to advance Trump’s bid to increase his power over elections.

Already in recent months, voting rights advocates and leading Democrats have warned that the administration is laying the groundwork to deploy troops or law enforcement to the polls in key cities next year and in 2028.

Friday’s announcement has intensified those fears.



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UGH.............. Lovie777 Oct 2025 #1
Fortunately Democrats have their own monitors, but might have to develop rapid response legal teams if Silent Type Oct 2025 #2
way things are going, the Democratic monitors will be ARRESTED just bluestarone Oct 2025 #13
Performative nonsense. Directing attention away fr shaky red state elections & away fr Epstein Ballroom. . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2025 #3
There is time. Falconry Oct 2025 #4
To counter this intimidation and to piss off the Right; Chasstev365 Oct 2025 #5
I don't know about NJ but pretty much every Democrat votes by mail in CA. SunSeeker Oct 2025 #6
I like voting in person ITAL Oct 2025 #14
And just what are they going to monitor? Klarkashton Oct 2025 #7
IceGoons with clipboards bucolic_frolic Oct 2025 #8
NJ Voter...already voted lisa58 Oct 2025 #9
I thought the states ran their own elections? gab13by13 Oct 2025 #10
But, of course Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Florida and Georgia never need ANY oversight DFW Oct 2025 #11
You can't just hang around the polls in NJ Jersey Devil Oct 2025 #12
It will certainly suppress the vote. sinkingfeeling Oct 2025 #15
Maybe all 50 states? moondust Oct 2025 #16
Potential step? intheflow Oct 2025 #17
Most Californians have received ballots and mailed and turned them in. MYsekf and my son have mailed in the ballots kimbutgar Oct 2025 #18
Counter with state-sponsored monitors...simple n/t AntiFascist Oct 2025 #19
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