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84 A neon voting motion is displayed connected a motortruck during a midterm run predetermination halt by Senator Raphael Warnock successful Augusta, Georgia, U.S., November 5, 2022.
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Follow CNBC's unrecorded blog covering Monday's campaigns up of the Nov. 8 midterm elections.
The Justice Department plans to show polls successful 2 twelve states crossed the state to guarantee nary 1 intimidates voters oregon different meddles with Tuesday's midterm elections.
The department's Civil Rights Division selected 64 jurisdictions successful 24 states, including Alaska, Florida, Georgia and Nevada, for oversight successful some the wide predetermination and aboriginal voting. The part routinely monitors elections successful the field, starting successful 1965 erstwhile Congress passed the Voting Rights Act.
DOJ monitored polls successful 18 states and 44 cities and counties successful 2020, by comparison.
Some of the astir anticipated races of the predetermination volition hap among the states chosen for monitoring. Incumbent GOP Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is up against Democratic Rep. Val Demings for U.S. Senate. Georgia voters volition take betwixt Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and erstwhile President Donald Trump's pick, Republican Herschel Walker. And Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., volition support his spot against task capitalist Republican Blake Masters.
Personnel from the U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Office of Personnel Management volition assistance the DOJ Civil Rights Division successful monitoring efforts and maintaining interaction with authorities and section predetermination officials.
Poll monitoring is portion of the division's ngo to support the civilian close to ballot nether the Voting Rights Act, the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, the National Voter Registration Act, the Help America Vote Act, the Civil Rights Acts and the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to the DOJ.
Here are the states and jurisdictions wherever DOJ volition show polls:
Alaska
- City of Bethel
- Dillingham Census Area
- Kusilvak Census Area
- Sitka City-Borough
Arizona
- Maricopa County
- Navajo County
- Pima County
- Pinal County
- Yavapai County
Arkansas
- Newton County
California
- Los Angeles County
- Sonoma County
Florida
- Broward County
- Miami-Dade County
- Palm Beach County
Georgia
- Cobb County, Georgia;
- Fulton County, Georgia;
- Gwinnett County, Georgia;
Massachusetts
- Town of Clinton
- City of Everett
- City of Fitchburg
- City of Leominster
- City of Malden
- City of Methuen
- City of Randolph
- City of Salem
Maryland
- Prince George's County
Michigan
- City of Detroit
- City of Flint
- City of Grand Rapids
- City of Pontiac
- City of Southfield
Minnesota
- City of Minneapolis
- Hennepin County
- Ramsey County
Missouri
- Cole County
North Carolina
- Alamance County
- Columbus County
- Harnett County
- Mecklenburg County
- Wayne County
New Jersey
- Middlesex County
New Mexico
- Bernalillo County
- San Juan County
Nevada
- Clark County
- Washoe County
New York
- Queens County
Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- Centre County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Philadelphia County
Rhode Island
- City of Pawtucket
South Carolina
- Horry County
Texas
- Dallas County
- Harris County
- Waller County
Utah
- San Juan County
Virginia
- City of Manassas
- City of Manassas Park
- Prince William County
Wisconsin
- City of Milwaukee
- City of Racine
