司法部周二表示，将向全美50个州部署约1000名选举监督员以监督投票站，这是首次在所有州都进行此类部署。为何重要：这一前所未有的举措是在法院多次驳回司法部试图强制各州限制涉嫌非公民投票的努力之后出台的。
The Justice Department said Tuesday it will deploy about 1,000 election monitors to all 50 states for the first time ever to watch the polls. Why it matters: The unprecedented effort comes after courts repeatedly rejected the DOJ's efforts to force states to restrict voting for alleged noncitizens.
- 这发生在特朗普政府长期推动打击选民欺诈的背景下，但研究表明选民欺诈并不像政府所称那样普遍。新闻驱动因素：该部门在周二早些时候的一份声明中表示，其最重要的目标之一是保护选举诚信。
• It comes amid a long-running Trump administration push to fight voter fraud, which studies say isn't nearly as prevalent as the administration suggests. Driving the news The department, in a statement early Tuesday, said one of its most important goals was to protect election integrity.
- 该部门表示：“今天，司法部将通过开展历史上最大规模的监督行动来进一步履行这一使命——部署约1000名选举监督员和观察员，并首次覆盖50个州。”
• "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 50 states," the department said.
- 该部门称，观察员将来自司法部、美国检察官办公室以及人事管理办公室的工作人员。他们怎么说：“我非常自豪我们正在部署司法部历史上最大规模的监督行动，并以果断且非歧视的方式追求选举透明度，”助理司法部长哈米特·K·迪隆在声明中说。耐人寻味的是：一些地方选举官员已表示担忧，如此大规模的观察员浪潮可能会恐吓选民或以其他方式干扰投票。接下来：司法部仍在多个州推进法律行动，寻求隔离选票或以其他方式影响计票。
• The department said observers would come from the DOJ, U.S. Attorney's offices, and staff from the Office of Personnel Management. What they're saying: "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," assistant attorney general Harmeet K. Dhillon said in the statement. The intrigue: Some local election officials have already expressed concerns that such a massive wave of observers could intimidate or otherwise interfere with voters. What to The DOJ is still pursuing legal efforts in multiple states to have ballots segregated or otherwise impact counting.