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Department of Justice to send election monitors to Washington County

5NEWS·Oct 26, 2026 · 9:47 AM CT
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The U.S. Justice Department has told Washington County election officials it wants to send monitors into polling places on Election Day to observe and interview poll workers and voters. Arkansas law requires local election commission approval, and the county commission was set to take up the request at 1 p.m. Monday. Former commissioner Max Deitchler said DOJ never sent a monitor in his 11 years and called the request "not standard practice."

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