Election monitors sent to all 50 states for first time, says US Justice Department

Around 1,000 election monitors and observers are being deployed to all 50 states for the first time in US history, says the US Department of Justice (DOJ). The monitors will be used to check federal voting laws are being followed in support of "free and fair elections", according to the DOJ. Previous administrations have monitored elections in this way but not on the same scale. During the 2022 midterms, the DOJ under President Biden sent monitors to 24 US states.