DOJ Election Monitors Barred From Adams County Voting Centers After Access Dispute
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has stated that Department of Justice election monitors will not enter voting centers in Adams County after the DOJ declined restrictions placed on their access. Griswold offered specific parameters for the monitors, including being…
Denver, CO, October 29, 2026 — The Department of Justice will not place election monitors inside voting centers in Adams County, Colorado, following a disagreement over access conditions. Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced that the DOJ declined specific parameters she offered for their presence, leading to the monitors being excluded from the facilities.
According to Secretary Griswold’s office, the state proposed that any DOJ election monitors be accompanied by state observers at all times. Additionally, restrictions were to be placed on the extent of their interaction within the voting centers. These proposed limitations were reportedly refused by the Department of Justice.
As a result of the impasse, the DOJ’s role will be altered. Instead of entering the voting centers, DOJ personnel will observe from a distance of 100 feet. In this capacity, they will be treated as members of the general public.
The decision means that the DOJ will not have direct, on-site access to monitor proceedings within the voting centers in Adams County. The specific nature of the declined interactions and the composition of the state observers were not detailed. The timeline for when this decision was made or when these observation protocols will take effect was not immediately available.
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