DOJ Plans Election Monitors in King, Yakima Counties

As voters head into the midterms, political groups are already debating what comes next: conservatives are weighing how to sustain a coalition centered on one leader, while progressives are calling for bolder action on issues such as health care and housing. In Washington state, election officials are urging voters who have not yet cast ballots to use drop boxes rather than mailboxes amid changes to postal postmark processing. The state’s secretary of state disputed a federal list of alleged noncitizens, saying an initial review found U.S. citizens and people not registered to vote in Washington; federal Justice Department monitors are expected to observe election operations in King and Yakima counties.