Department of Justice says it will monitor election sites in LA and OC

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What polling sites will be monitored? Federal officials said in a statement that five counties are on the department’s watch list, including Riverside, Fresno, Orange, Los Angeles and Kern.

What O.C. officials say : Registrar of Voters Bob Page said in a statement that Orange County elections are transparent. “It is common for us to have local, state, federal, and sometimes international observers, watching how we administer elections that are accessible, accurate, fair, secure, and transparent,” Page said.

What L.A. officials say : Dean Logan, L.A. County Registrar-Recorder and County Clerk, said in a statement that the presence of election observers is not unusual. “Federal election monitors, like all election observers, are welcome to view election activities at designate