Phoenix (AZ Family/AP) —The U.S. Department of Justice is sending election observers to 27 states, including Arizona, for the November election.

In Arizona, federal agents will monitor compliance with voting laws and civil rights in Apache, Maricopa, Pima and Yuma counties.

Monitors include officials from the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and federal monitors from the Office of Personnel Management. These officials will be tasked with communicating with state and local election officials throughout Election Day.

On Election Day, the Office of Civil Rights will field questions and concerns regarding potential violations of federal law. they are possible Submit online Or call us directly.

A total of 86 jurisdictions will be monitored. According to the Washington Post, Republican lawmakers in Missouri and Florida are working to block the Justice Department from voting sites..

In Texas, A spokesperson for the Secretary of State told CNN. Federal observers are not allowed inside polling places.

In 2020, federal authorities monitored Coconino, Maricopa and Navajo counties in Arizona, but only 18 states sent monitors at the time. The Washington Post reports that 2024’s number will be the highest in 20 years.

Given the polarization of political rhetoric, concerns about election security, and the growing threat of political violence, election security has become a top concern for many.

Earlier this week, Maricopa County election officials joined law enforcement to discuss efforts to protect the integrity and security of polling places, workers, and ballots in the wake of apparent political violence.

In recent weeks, a Valley man intentionally set fire to a U.S. Post Office mailbox in downtown Phoenix. The suspect said his actions were not politically motivated, but authorities said more than a dozen ballots were damaged in the fire.

In Oregon, drop boxes were set on fire in two separate incidents, damaging hundreds of ballots.

It’s not easy to hack America’s local election systems, and it’s not easy to secretly tamper with votes on a scale large enough to change the outcome of a presidential election. It would be impossibleelection officials said, thanks to a decentralized system, a paper record of nearly every ballot, thorough vetting, legal due process and decades of work by U.S. election officials, volunteers and the public. Ta.

Foreign actors and domestic extremist groups seeking intervention next week’s election They can target a much weaker link: voters’ perceptions and emotions.

Those who intend to undermine faith in American democracy will not have to persuade enough Americans to change their votes. don’t believe the results.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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