DOJ election monitors will only observe, Oct. 21 letter tells Adams County clerk

By Veronica Acosta and Tyler Melito | Denver7

ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — The U.S. Department of Justice plans to send election monitors to Adams County on Nov. 3, according to a letter sent to the Colorado secretary of state on Oct. 21.

The letter, addressed to Secretary Griswold, says the department’s Civil Rights Division intends to send the monitors. The regional coordinator assigned to supervise them in the state wrote the letter.’

The letter says the monitoring is done in the same way as in the past. It describes the monitors’ role as limited.

“Our monitors only observe and take notes,” the letter states.

According to the letter, monitors will introduce themselves to the poll manager and show government identification. If the jurisdiction wants each monitor identified, they will also present a letter from the jurisdiction allowing them into the polls with their names listed.

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