Democrats to train tens of thousands to monitor polls amid election interference fears
A man votes in the New Hampshire state primary election in Nashua on 8 September 2026. Photograph: Kacey Chapman/ReutersView image in fullscreenA man votes in the New Hampshire state primary election in Nashua on 8 September 2026. Each state party has a trained election protection director.The Trump administration has not explicitly ruled out sending federal agents to cities during the election, and some of the president’s allies have called on him to send immigration agents to the polls.
- ▪A man votes in the New Hampshire state primary election in Nashua on 8 September 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Kacey Chapman/ReutersView image in fullscreenA man votes in the New Hampshire state primary election in Nashua on 8 September 2026.
- ▪Each state party has a trained election protection director.The Trump administration has not explicitly ruled out sending federal agents to cities during the election, and some of the president’s allies have called on him to send immigratio
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A man votes in the New Hampshire state primary election in Nashua on 8 September 2026. Photograph: Kacey Chapman/ReutersView image in fullscreenA man votes in the New Hampshire state primary election in Nashua on 8 September 2026. Photograph: Kacey Chapman/ReutersUS midterm elections 2026Democrats to train tens of thousands to monitor polls amid election interference fearsProject will prepare volunteers across US to monitor polls, encourage early voting and respond to disinformationRachel LeingangMon 14 Sep 2026 06.00 EDTLast modified on Mon 14 Sep 2026 06.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe Democrats intend to train tens of thousands of volunteers to monitor the polls and counter possible voter intimidation under a new plan to protect November’s US midterm elections from…
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