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Federal officials will be watching elections in Grand Rapids, Detroit, Flint, Pontiac, and Southfield to see if there are any problems.

The Justice Department will send monitors to three metro Atlanta counties in an effort to ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws in Tuesday’s elections.

WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 7, 2022 (Gephardt Daily) -- The U.S. Justice Department has announced it will be monitoring polls in 24 states during Tuesday's elections. The 64 jurisdictions selected include eight in Massachusetts, five each in Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, four in Alaska, and one in Utah, San Juan County. The press release included

Local news from StateCollege.com and Centre County Partners. Read about Justice Department to Monitor Polls in Centre County, Other Jurisdictions for Compliance with Federal Voting Rights Laws and more from the State College, PA region

Officials in Florida and Missouri are pushing back against routine efforts by the Justice Department to monitor local election procedures in their states, suggesting that the presence of federal monitors at polling places would be disruptive and intimidating.

The Justice Department is monitoring the midterm election in 24 states in what looks to be the biggest election protection effort in US history.

Whether there are problems reported or not

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The Department of Justice announced on Nov. 7 that it plans to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in 64 jurisdictions in 24 states for the general election on Nov. 8, including Arizona.

The Department of Justice announced it will be monitoring "compliance with federal voting rights laws" in Arizona, as well as 23 other states, on Election Day.