The Justice Department will conduct “election monitoring” in South Florida for the 2026 primary election, the U.S. Office of Public Affairs said in a statement.
Published Aug. 18, the release says that DOJ monitoring will occur through the Civil Rights Division at polling sites in Florida and Wyoming today, specifically in Miami-Dade County and Laramie County, respectively.
“This monitoring initiative is aimed at promoting transparency and an open flow of communication between poll observers and election monitors,” reads the release.
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Miami-Dade County election monitoring
According to the press release, the DOJ is “monitoring polls in Miami-Dade County” with “approximately four Civil Rights Division attorneys” and in Laramie County, Wyoming, with “two Civil Rights Division attorneys.”
“Thus far the DOJ has deployed over 75 monitors across five states and over 200 polling locations this primary season,” reads the release. “By comparison, during the 2022 midterms the DOJ sent monitors to nine states.”
In Miami-Dade County, polls close at 7 p.m. on Aug. 18. Voters in the county will determine which candidates will run in the Nov. election to compete for seats in District 24, which includes parts of Miami Gardens, North Miami and Opa-Locka, District 25, which includes part of the coast running from Miami-Dade County to Palm Beach County and District 27, which includes parts of Coral Gables, South Miami, Pinecrest and Kendall.
Additionally, candidates are competing in “a U.S. Senate special election in Florida” — Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon is running in the Senate Democratic primary against Alex Vindman, while Republican incumbent Sen. Ashley Moody, appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2025 is facing Chris Gleason, Dr. Neelam Taneja Perry and Ernest Rivera.
Sarah Perkel is a South Florida Connect Reporter for the USA TODAY Network’s Florida Connect team. You can get all of Florida’s best content directly in your inbox each weekday day by signing up for the free newsletter, Florida TODAY.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: DOJ to conduct election monitoring in Miami-Dade County
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