Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced Tuesday employees from the Wisconsin Department of Justice will oversee the casting of ballots on Nov. 4.
Assistant attorneys general and special agents from the Division of Criminal Investigation will assist local election officials in various parts of the state to ensure election laws are followed and to watch out for voter fraud, according to a DOJ statement.
The Department of Justice is committed to ensuring that every citizen's right to vote in a fair election is protected,"" Van Hollen said in a statement.
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has spoken out against this measure.
DPW Chair Joe Wineke said in a statement Van Hollen's decision to assign prosecutors to the polls is a stunt ""to intimidate voters"" and to swing the election in the Republican Party's favor by disenfranchising voters.
