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Department of Justice sending election monitors to Utah, Lt. Governor says

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SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. Department of Justice is sending election monitors to observe Utah’s Nov. 3 midterm balloting. Gov. Deidre Henderson. “I’ve been notified that DOJ is sending election monitors to Utah. No indication of where or how many,” Henderson wrote.

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