The announcement comes a couple of weeks after people filed complaints with federal and state authorities over a Facebook post by Republican Sheriff Bruce Zuchowki.

The U.S. Department of Justice will monitor Portage County voting, a move that follows Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski's online post that told residents to "write down" the addresses of Kamala Harris supporters.

Last month in northeast Ohio there was controversy over a county sheriff's Facebook post. (below) Now, federal officials are getting involved. The Department of Justice announced it will monitor voting in Portage County amid concerns of intimidation stemming from a post made by the sheriff.

The U.S. Justice Department will send election monitors to an Ohio county where a sheriff was recently accused of intimidating voters in a social media post

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday it will monitor voting in a county in northeast Ohio, citing intimidation concerns stemming from a social media post from a local sheriff about migrants.

The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it will oversee voting in Portage County, Ohio, weeks after the county sheriff was accused of making a statement intimidating supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris.