DOJ sends election monitors to 8 Michigan cities, including Flint

DOJ sends election monitors to 8 Michigan cities, including Flint

FLINT, Mich. (WNEM) — The U.S. Department of Justice sent election monitors to eight Michigan cities, including Flint, as part of what the department is calling its largest monitoring effort ever for the 2026 midterm elections.

For the first time, the department sent election monitors and observers to all 50 states.

Genesee County Clerk and Register of Deeds Domonique Clemons said people are engaged in this election.

“I think folks are engaged in this election because there’s so much at stake, both at the local level all the way up to the federal level,” Clemons said.

Other Michigan cities where Justice Department election monitors are visiting polling locations include Grand Rapids, Dearborn and Detroit.

TV5 spent the afternoon in Flint, one of the eight places in Michigan where the department sent monitors. TV5 crews visited a handful of voting locations and did not see any monitors at the precincts we visited.

The Michigan Department of Attorney General said it received reports of Justice Department election monitors requesting training materials from Flint poll workers.

The attorney general’s office and the Michi...