The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) deployed about 1,000 election monitors across all 50 states on Tuesday, Nov. 3. It is the DOJ’s first election-monitoring deployment covering all 50 states, according to the department.

Ohio is on the DOJ's monitoring list. But Hamilton County, home to Evendale, Woodlawn, Sharonville and Springdale, was not among the three Ohio counties where USA Today confirmed monitors were sent. Those counties are Cuyahoga, Franklin and Medina.

The DOJ's published list includes Cuyahoga, Franklin and Medina counties. Hamilton County is not on the list.

The DOJ called the effort its "largest monitoring effort in history" in a statement posted Nov. 3. The department's Civil Rights Division coordinated the deployment. Monitors include personnel from multiple DOJ divisions, U.S. Attorney's Offices and federal observers from the Office of Personnel Management.

The practice is not new. The DOJ has sent election monitors since the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, according to the department.

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Civil Rights Division said in a statement that election integrity has been one of the top priorities for the administration and the division. She said the department is pursuing transparency for elections in an assertive and nondiscriminatory manner.

Monitors are checking for compliance with federal voting rights statutes, including the Voting Rights Act, the National Voter Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act. The department's Criminal Section enforces federal statutes that prohibit voter intimidation and suppression based on race, color, national origin or religion.

The deployment drew concern from some voting rights groups and local election officials. Some groups, including the NAACP, said they believe the monitors could suppress turnout, particularly among minority voters, USA Today reported.

In Ohio, Republican Sen. Jon Husted is running against Democratic former Sen. Sherrod Brown. USA Today reported that in states with competitive Senate races, monitors were assigned to counties with disproportionately high levels of Black and Hispanic residents, according to U.S. Census data.

Voters with questions or complaints about federal voting rights can call the DOJ's election issues hotline at 1-800-253-3931 or email [email protected].