JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTIONS IN UTAH

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today announced that it will monitor the June 22 primary elections in Utah’s Third Congressional District to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act.

Each year, the Department of Justice deploys hundreds of observers and attorneys to monitor elections across the country. In 2002, the Division coordinated and sent 608 federal observers and 221 Justice Department personnel to 40 counties in 17 states to monitor 60 elections and ensure access to the polls. In 2003, the Division coordinated and sent 380 federal observers and 136 Department personnel to monitor 42 elections in 26 political subdivisions in 14 states.

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