The short answer is no, according to the California secretary of state’s office. “The only possible impact would be if United States Postal Service operations were interrupted and the USPS has noted that their operations won’t be interrupted,” a spokesperson for the secretary of state said in an email.

The department will monitor elections at five sites in California and one in New Jersey ahead of elections in both states on Nov. 4, the agency announced Friday.

The request for election monitors came from the California Republican Party, the Associated Press reports. Chairwoman Corrin Rankin wrote a letter to Dhillon's office on Monday, according to the AP. A spokesperson for the state party did not respond to multiple requests for comment via email and text.

Gavin Newsom faces backlash after criticizing DOJ's plan to send federal election monitors to California, with officials noting the practice is standard.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) of Friday announced it would send observers to monitor polling sites in six counties, five in California and one in New Jersey, when elections take place next month, sparking condemnation from the office of California Governor Gavin Newsom.

The Justice Department is preparing to send election observers to California and New Jersey next month, following requests from their state Republican parties.

The Justice Department will send election monitors to Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Kern and Fresno counties.

The DOJ said it is planning to monitor polling sites in five counties in southern and central California: Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Riverside and Fresno.