The department said staff from its Civil Rights Division’s Voting Section is monitoring polling sites in Maricopa, Apache and Pima counties, in conjunction with Arizona’s U.S. Attorney’s Office.
DOJ’s Civil Rights Division Continues Its Election Integrity Offensive
The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division is going on the offensive on election integrity, deploying election monitors to 12 jurisdictions as the 2026 midterms fast approach. The push mirrors work already underway at the Republican National Committee (RNC ), which has built out its own election integrity division, pressuring states to clean up voter rolls and tighten mail-in voting rules. The DOJ and RNC don’t coordinate directly, but the two are pursuing similar priorities. Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, told the Daily Caller in an interview how her division plans to secure the 2026 midterms and beyond. “It is our duty here at the Civil Rights Division of the Department…Open