Democrat Sherrill responds to DOJ election monitors in New Jersey governor's race

Democrat New Jersey governor candidate Mikie Sherrill declared Saturday she will ensure that we don't have any voter intimidation and any attempt to intimidate people from voting after the Justice Department mentioned it would send federal balloting watchers to her state next month New Jersey has an open seat for governor as Gov Phil Murphy a Democrat prepares to leave office The Justice Department broadcasted Friday that it s sending federal referendum watchers to New Jersey and California The moves come after the Republican parties in both states requested federal observers You know I'm really proud of running open transparent and free elections And we're going to continue to do that and ensure that we don't have any voter intimidation and any attempt to intimidate people from voting Sherrill commented Saturday DOJ SENDS FEDERAL VOTING WATCHERS TO CALIFORNIA AND NEW JERSEY COUNTIES AMID REPUBLICAN REQUESTS The population should have confidence that all of our elections processes are secure and that all New Jersey voters can make their voices heard free from any type of intimidation regarding casting their ballots her campaign spokesperson Carly Jones reported in a declaration to Fox News Mikie fully supports the prosecution of bad actors who violate our electoral process laws and her Attorney General will move those prosecutions forward swiftly However we cannot allow Trump and his polling deniers to encouragement chosen stop the steal strategy for Jack Ciattarelli when he loses Jones continued It s fundamental for us to have uniform rules around our state and Mikie will appoint an Attorney General who makes sure that all New Jerseyans regardless of who they vote for have full confidence in our voting process process Jones added TRUMP PARACHUTES INTO KEY RACE AS GOP AIMS TO FLIP GOVERNOR OFFICE IN BLUE-LEANING STATEThe Justice Department disclosed Friday that it will monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions ahead of the upcoming November general electoral contest to ensure transparency ballot defense and compliance with federal law Transparency at the polls translates into faith in the electoral process and this Department of Justice is committed to upholding the highest standards of vote integrity Attorney General Pamela Bondi disclosed in a report We will commit the tools necessary to ensure the American people get the fair free and transparent elections they deserve The Department through the Civil Rights Division enforces federal voting rights laws that protect the rights of all eligible citizens to access the ballot the DOJ explained The Department regularly deploys its staff to monitor for compliance with federal civil rights laws in elections in communities across the country Fox News Digital s Brie Stimson and The Associated Press contributed to this summary