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Press Release DOJ To Monitor Elections in All 50 States for First Time Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Share

For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs

One of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) most important missions is ensuring election integrity, supporting free and fair elections, and protecting the right to vote for U.S. citizens across the United States. The DOJ has sent election monitors in support of this mission since the enactment of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 across all Administrations.

Today, the DOJ will further this mission by engaging in its largest monitoring effort in history—with approximately 1,000 election monitors and observers deployed, and, for the first time, in all 50 states. The effort is coordinated by the Civil Rights Division. Monitors will include personnel from the Division, other DOJ divisions/components, U.S. Attorney’s Offices and federal observers from the Office of Personnel Management. Throughout Election Day, Division personnel will maintain contact with state and local election officials.

“Election integrity has been one of the top priorities for this Administration and this Division,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice. “I am very proud we are deploying the largest monitoring effort in DOJ history, and pursuing transparency for elections in an assertive and nondiscriminatory manner.”

Election monitors will be checking for compliance with the federal voting rights statutes that fall within the jurisdiction of the Division. The Division’s Voting Section enforces the civil provisions of federal statutes that protect the right to vote, including the Voting Rights Act, National Voter Registration Act, Help America Vote Act, Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and Civil Rights Acts.

The Division’s Disability Rights Section enforces the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to ensure that persons with disabilities have a full and equal opportunity to vote. The Division’s Criminal Section enforces federal criminal statutes that prohibit voter intimidation and voter suppression based on race, color, national origin, or religion.

Throughout the day and week, Division personnel will be available to receive questions and complaints from the public related to federal voting rights laws. If you have a question or complaint, please call our election issues hotline at 1-800-253-3931, email us at [email protected], or submit a complaint through our website at www.civilrights.justice.gov/report.

Individuals with questions or complaints related to the ADA may call the Division’s toll-free ADA information hotline at 1-800-514-0301 or 1-833-610-1264 (TTY) or submit a complaint through our ADA website at www.ada.gov.

Complaints related to any disruptions at a polling place should always be reported to local election officials (including officials based in the polling place). Complaints related to violence, threats of violence or intimidation at a polling place should be reported immediately to local police authorities by calling 911. These complaints should also be reported to the department after local authorities have been contacted.

To learn more about what the DOJ and the Civil Rights Division has done historically to protect the vote and ensure free and fair elections, go to www.civilrights.justice.gov/electionintegrity.

We intend to monitor or observe in the following jurisdictions:

Alabama

Jefferson
Montgomery
Mobile

Alaska

Anchorage
Dillingham
Kusilvak

Arizona

Maricopa
Pima
Apache
Navajo

Arkansas

Pulaski
Washington

California

Los Angeles
Alameda
Sacramento
San Diego

Colorado

Adams

Connecticut

New Haven

Delaware

New Castle

Florida

Leon
Hillsborough
Miami Dade
Broward
Palm Beach

Georgia

Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Gwinnett
Chatham
Bibb

Hawaii

Honolulu

Idaho

Illinois

Chicago
Cook
Champaign
Sangamon
St. Clair
Madison

Indiana

Lake
Marion

Iowa

Linn
Polk

Kansas

Johnson
Wyandotte
Sedgwick

Kentucky

Fayette
Jefferson

Louisiana

Orleans
East Baton Rouge
Lafayette

Maine

Lewiston
Portland
South Portland

Maryland

Prince Georges

Massachusetts

Lowell
Boston

Michigan

Lansing
E. Lansing
Grand Rapids
Flint
Detroit
Hamtramck
Warren
Dearborn

Minnesota

Minneapolis
Hennepin
Ramsey

Mississippi

Lafayette
Hinds

Missouri

St. Louis
Jackson
Clay

Montana

Yellowstone

Nebraska

Douglas

Nevada

Clark

New Hampshire

Manchester
Nashua

New Jersey

Middlesex
Bergen
Union

New Mexico

Bernalillo

New York

New York
Westchester
Kings
Albany
Erie

North Carolina

Alamance
Mecklenburg
Wake

North Dakota

Cass

Ohio

Cuyahoga
Franklin
Medina

Oklahoma

Muskogee
Tulsa
Oklahoma

Oregon

Multnomah

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia
Allegheny
Luzerne
Lehigh

Rhode Island

Pawtucket

South Carolina

Charleston

South Dakota

Minnehaha

Tennessee

Davidson
Knox
Shelby

Texas

Bexar
Dallas
Harris
Waller
Blanco
Bowie
Nueces

Utah

Salt Lake

Vermont

Burlington

Virginia

Charlottesville
Fairfax
Prince William
Virginia Beach

Washington

King
Yakima

West Virginia

Kanawha

Wisconsin

Madison
Milwaukee

Wyoming

Laramie County

Updated November 3, 2026 Topics Civil Rights Voting and Elections Component Civil Rights Division Press Release Number: 26-1310

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