Democratic attorneys general expand coordination against possible federal midterm interference

The short version

• Democratic attorneys general and secretaries of state have expanded coordination since early this year to plan against possible federal interference in the midterms.[The Guardian]
• The Justice Department plans to deploy 1,000 election monitors across all 50 states on Election Day, though reports give different figures for 2022 deployments.[PBS NewsHour · The Guardian]
• The DOJ has sued 30 states for unredacted voter lists and has lost 26 of the cases courts have decided, according to The Guardian.[The Guardian]

Key facts

• Since early this year, 24 Democratic attorneys general have expanded coordination with about a dozen Democratic secretaries of state.[The Guardian]
• The DOJ announced plans this summer to deploy 1,000 monitors to all 50 states on Election Day.[PBS NewsHour · The Guardian]
• According to CBS News as cited by The Guardian, the DOJ deployed 289 monitors in the 2022 midterms.[The Guardian]
• A DOJ official confirmed to PBS News that the DOJ sent 388 people to polling places in the 2022 midterms.[PBS NewsHour]
• The DOJ has sued 30 states to obtain unredacted voter lists containing sensitive personal information.[The Guardian]
• Democratic attorneys general have been involved in challenging the DOJ voter-list lawsuits, and the DOJ has lost 26 of the cases courts have ruled on.[The Guardian]

Sources

Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.

• State attorneys general step up plans to counter Trump’s meddling in midtermsThe Guardian - US
• DOJ has monitored elections for decades. Here's why some state officials are concerned this yearPBS NewsHour - Politics