Press Release
DOJ To Monitor Elections in All 50 States for First Time
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
For Immediate Release
Office of Public Affairs
One of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) most important missions is ensuring election integrity, supporting free and fair elections, and protecting the right to vote for U.S. citizens across the United States. The DOJ has sent election monitors in support of this mission since the enactment of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 across all Administrations.
Today, the DOJ will further this mission by engaging in its largest monitoring effort in history—with approximately 1,000 election monitors and observers deployed, and, for the first time, in all 50 states. The effort is coordinated by the Civil Rights Division. Monitors will include personnel from the Division, other DOJ divisions/components, U.S. Attorney’s Offices and federal observers from the Office of Personnel Management. Throughout Election Day, Division personnel will maintain contact with state and local election officials.
“Election integrity has been one of the top priorities for this Administration and this Division,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice. “I am very proud we are deploying the largest monitoring effort in DOJ history, and pursuing transparency for elections in an assertive and nondiscriminatory manner.”
Election monitors will be checking for compliance with the federal voting rights statutes that fall within the jurisdiction of the Division. The Division’s Voting Section enforces the civil provisions of federal statutes that protect the right to vote, including the Voting Rights Act, National Voter Registration Act, Help America Vote Act, Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and Civil Rights Acts.
The Division’s Disability Rights Section enforces the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to ensure that persons with disabilities have a full and equal opportunity to vote. The Division’s Criminal Section enforces federal criminal statutes that prohibit voter intimidation and voter suppression based on race, color, national origin, or religion.
Throughout the day and week, Division personnel will be available to receive questions and complaints from the public related to federal voting rights laws. If you have a question or complaint, please call our election issues hotline at 1-800-253-3931, email us at VEM@usdoj.gov, or submit a complaint through our website at www.civilrights.justice.gov/report.
Individuals with questions or complaints related to the ADA may call the Division’s toll-free ADA information hotline at 1-800-514-0301 or 1-833-610-1264 (TTY) or submit a complaint through our ADA website at www.ada.gov.
Complaints related to any disruptions at a polling place should always be reported to local election officials (including officials based in the polling place). Complaints related to violence, threats of violence or intimidation at a polling place should be reported immediately to local police authorities by calling 911. These complaints should also be reported to the department after local authorities have been contacted.
To learn more about what the DOJ and the Civil Rights Division has done historically to protect the vote and ensure free and fair elections, go to www.civilrights.justice.gov/electionintegrity.
We intend to monitor or observe in the following jurisdictions:
Alabama
Jefferson
Montgomery
Mobile
Alaska
Anchorage
Dillingham
Kusilvak
Arizona
Maricopa
Pima
Apache
Navajo
Arkansas
Pulaski
Washington
California
Los Angeles
Alameda
Sacramento
San Diego
Colorado
Adams
Connecticut
New Haven
Delaware
New Castle
Florida
Leon
Hillsborough
Miami Dade
Broward
Palm Beach
Georgia
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Gwinnett
Chatham
Bibb
Hawaii
Honolulu
Idaho
Ada
Illinois
Chicago
Cook
Champaign
Sangamon
St. Clair
Madison
Indiana
Lake
Marion
Iowa
Linn
Polk
Kansas
Johnson
Wyandotte
Sedgwick
Kentucky
Fayette
Jefferson
Louisiana
Orleans
East Baton Rouge
Lafayette
Maine
Lewiston
Portland
South Portland
Maryland
Prince Georges
Massachusetts
Lowell
Boston
Michigan
Lansing
E. Lansing
Grand Rapids
Flint
Detroit
Hamtramck
Warren
Dearborn
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Hennepin
Ramsey
Mississippi
Lafayette
Hinds
Missouri
St. Louis
Jackson
Clay
Montana
Yellowstone
Nebraska
Douglas
Nevada
Clark
New Hampshire
Manchester
Nashua
New Jersey
Middlesex
Bergen
Union
New Mexico
Bernalillo
New York
New York
Westchester
Kings
Albany
Erie
North Carolina
Alamance
Mecklenburg
Wake
North Dakota
Cass
Ohio
Cuyahoga
Franklin
Medina
Oklahoma
Muskogee
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Oregon
Multnomah
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Allegheny
Luzerne
Lehigh
Rhode Island
Pawtucket
South Carolina
Charleston
South Dakota
Minnehaha
Tennessee
Davidson
Knox
Shelby
Texas
Bexar
Dallas
Harris
Waller
Blanco
Bowie
Nueces
Utah
Salt Lake
Vermont
Burlington
Virginia
Charlottesville
Fairfax
Prince William
Virginia Beach
Washington
King
Yakima
West Virginia
Kanawha
Wisconsin
Madison
Milwaukee
Wyoming
Laramie County
Updated November 3, 2026
Topics
Civil Rights
Voting and Elections
Component
Civil Rights Division
Press Release Number: 26-1310
