DOJ deploys district elections officers to handle 'threats and intimidation'

The Justice Department is deploying members of its Election Threats Task Force to states across the nation ahead of Election Day to ensure poll workers can “do their jobs free from threats and intimidation."

Brooke Singman is a political correspondent and reporter for Fox News Digital, Fox News Channel and FOX Business.

The task force, since its inception, has been engaging with the election community and state and local law enforcement to assess allegations and reports of threats against election workers, according to the Justice Department. The task force also partners with FBI field offices and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices throughout the U.S. 

This week, U.S. attorneys offices announced their district elections officers, which are selected each election cycle, to coordinate with the Elections Threats Task Force and federal, state and local law enforcement on Election Day. The coordination will ensure reports on the ground regarding any election-related complaints are coordinated with appropriate authorities, officials said.