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 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 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.

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

Democrats clash with Trump's DOJ over federal election observers in California and New Jersey, calling deployment an 'intimidation tactic.'

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

The Trump administration said that monitors will watch polling in two states, led by Democrats, where key races or issues are on the ballot.

Former President Barack Obama serves as the Democratic Party's campaign closer for 2025 elections, supporting California's Proposition 50 and gubernatorial nominees across states.