The Justice Department announced Friday that it will monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions — Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Kern and Fresno counties in California, and Passaic County, New Jersey — ahead of the Nov. 4 election, saying the move will ensure transparency and compliance with federal voting-rights laws.

The department’s Civil Rights Division will oversee the deployment after requests from state Republican parties that raised concerns about compliance with federal statutes. “Transparency at the polls translates into faith in the electoral process, and this Department of Justice is committed to upholding the highest standards of election integrity,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in the DOJ release. “We will commit the resources necessary to ensure the American people get

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