Two polling precinct areas in Rhode Island will be part of the federal Department Of Justice’s effort to enforce voting rights laws. The agency plans to deploy some 500 workers in 28 states across the U.S. to make sure elections are run fairly. Federal workers are set to monitor polls in Providence and Pawtucket.
The monitors are tasked with helping protect against fraud, as well as incidents of voter harassment or intimidation.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has repeatedly called into question the integrity of the voting process… and has called on his supporters to stake out polling places nationwide. The Department of Justice has also set up a phone line to receive complaints related to the elections.