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U.S. Department of Justice

US federal agency responsible for law enforcement.

US Politics · DOJ begins notifying counties for largest election monitoring drive

The U.S. Department of Justice this week began notifying counties it plans to monitor for the general election, a process the department has called its largest monitoring effort in history. The notifications, sent to jurisdictions in Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, Texas, and Washington, have immediately revived tensions between federal election oversight and local control, with officials in several states raising questions about the scope and intent of the operation.