Federal Election Monitors Will Watch the Vote in Prince George's County on Election Day, Maryland Officials Say
The U.S. Department of Justice will send election monitors to Prince George's County for the November 3 general election to observe compliance with the Voting Rights Act's minority language provisions, the Maryland State Board of Elections says.
The Maryland State Board of Elections has confirmed that the U.S. Department of Justice will send election monitors to Prince George's County for the general election on Tuesday, November 3. In its October 27 release, the board said the monitors' stated purpose is to observe compliance with the minority language provisions of the Voting Rights Act.
Monitors and observers, whether domestic or international, are not a novel part of the election process, the board said, and Prince George's County has been monitored during previous election cycles as part of routine federal oversight. The monitors will not communicate with voters or interfere with the voting process, and will observe only from designated areas inside polling places.
"Maryland's electoral process is verified, open, transparent, and secure," State Administrator of Elections Jared DeMarinis said in the release. "The State Board and every local board takes the responsibility of administering Maryland's elections very seriously." Marylanders can still register to vote when they cast a ballot on Election Day, the board noted, with election information at vote.md.gov/vote2026.
