DOJ to send election day monitors to four Pennsylvania counties – WHP Harrisburg

DOJ to send election day monitors to four Pennsylvania counties  WHP Harrisburg

The Department of Justice notified the PA Department of State and Secretary Al Schmidt in a letter that it will be sending election monitors to four counties in PA for the November 3 voting day. According to a letter obtained by CBS 21 News, the monitors with the DOJ Civil Rights Division will be going to Philadelphia, Allegheny, Luzerne, and Lehigh to observe and take notes on the election processes. The DOJ told the department that the monitors will "follow all rules of the state and jurisdiction." This is not the first time the DOJ has sent monitors to states for election day. The letter also explained what monitors will do if they observe an "election issue." They will notify their team lead for the jurisdiction.

The team lead or the regional coordinator may then contact the designee for the jurisdiction about the issue. Monitors do not talk to voters inside the polling places. Monitors are forbidden from carrying firearms, even if your state is open carry. The announcement comes after an ongoing investigation by the DOJ revealed an alleged 19 non-citizen voters had reportedly illegally voted in the previous general elections. READ MORE | 9 non-citizens in PA accused of voting in 2022, 2024 elections: officials The DOJ said it will be holding meetings with jurisdictions that will be