DOJ sending election observers to Indianapolis, Lake County – The Republic News

DOJ sending election observers to Indianapolis, Lake County  The Republic News

I Voted stickers at the Gather Columbus vote center for the 2026 Primary Election Day in Columbus on May 5. Federal observers are coming to Indiana’s Marion and Lake counties on Election Day as voters in the two heavily Democratic areas cast their votes. A U.S. Department of Justice email addressed to the Marion County Election Board didn’t indicate why the counties were selected for monitoring. “Out of 92 counties in Indiana, Trump’s DOJ has chosen two counties with the largest populations of Democratic voters and Black and Hispanic voters to subject to ‘election monitoring.’ It’s no coincidence,” said U.S. Rep. André Carson, who represents most of Indianapolis, in a news release.

“It’s also no coincidence that it comes just weeks before an election, when Trump has record low poll numbers. It follows multiple, illegal attempts to change election procedures for his benefit, from a president who still maintains the 2020 election was stolen,” continued Carson, who urged residents to vote early. Marion County Clerk’s Office spokesman Dan Goldblatt said the choice comes off as partisan, but that the election board is “very curious to learn more.” The election board’s attorneys are scheduled to meet with DOJ representatives Oct. 28, he told the Capital Chronicle. Lake County Election Board Director Michelle Fajman said she’d only “heard speculation” as to why