2Justice Department to monitor New Jersey polls amid deepening scrutiny over Paterson and Passaic County election integrity

PATERSON, NJ – The U.S. Department of Justice announced it will deploy federal monitors to Passaic County for the upcoming November 4 election, citing the need to ensure transparency and compliance with voting rights laws — a move that comes as local and state officials continue to battle lingering scandals and accusations of corruption that have long shadowed New Jersey’s electoral system.

The decision underscores growing concern over the credibility of elections in one of the state’s most politically charged regions, where years of mail-in ballot fraud cases, public corruption prosecutions, and local power struggles have repeatedly undermined public confidence.

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