FAYETTEVILLE — The U.S. Justice Department will monitor voting in Forsyth, Wake, Cumberland and Robeson counties next week.
The Fayetteville Observer reported that the state election chief said the department has not said why monitors are planned for the two counties.
State Board of Elections' executive director Kim Strach notified the four counties Wednesday. There is no word on which precincts will be monitored.
Justice Department spokesman David Jacobs would not talk about the monitoring decision.
North Carolina is one of a few battleground states in the highly charged presidential election.
Cumberland County elections director Terri Robertson said she didn't know why federal observers will be in the area.
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