DOJ deploys election monitors to S.C. as voters express mixed reactions

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The U.S. Department of Justice is deploying approximately 1,000 election monitors and observers across all 50 states on Tuesday in what it calls the largest election monitoring effort in its history. Charleston County is the only jurisdiction in South Carolina included in the deployment.The announcement is drawing different reactions from voters, with some questioning the need for additional federal oversight while others are focused on the rules surrounding who can vote.Rosemary, a ballot volunteer who says she spent several hours opening mail-in ballots, opposes the federal presence.“All the hullabaloo about voting. I just spent two or three hours in there opening mail-in ballots, and there’s no voter fraud, nothing,” she said. “And just sending troops in, and I’m sorry, I’m totally against it.”Matthew, another Charleston County voter, raised concerns about voter identification requirements and said he believes voters should be required to show ID.“Ever