犹他州迎来12名联邦选举监督员：盐湖县书记官称无需担忧
2026年11月3日，位于犹他州盐湖县的各投票中心迎来12名联邦选举监督员，这是司法部本届在全国派出约1000名监督员的一部分，而犹他州的12名全部安排在盐湖县。盐湖县书记官兰尼·查普曼（Lannie Chapman）表示，她对监督员的到来“无需担忧”，并向选民保证所有符合资格的选民都有机会投票。
查普曼同时表示，自己事先并不知道监督员会前往该县40个投票中心中的哪几个，且监督员仅在选举日当天出现，不参与提前投票。司法部致犹他州最高选举官员、副州长迪德丽·亨德森（Deidre Henderson）的信函称，监督员的任务是观察并记录可能违反联邦选举权法律的情况，须向投票站负责人表明身份、出示证件、着商务便装，不得携带枪支或佩戴表明司法部身份的徽章与制服。
犹他州妇女选民联盟等组织则认为监督计划可能令选民感到压力，并已培训约150名观察员在选举日同时留意监督员的行动。盐湖县投票中心当天从早上7时开放至晚上8时。
12 Federal Election Monitors Arrive in Utah as Salt Lake County Clerk Says 'No Concerns'
On November 3, 2026, voting centers in Utah's Salt Lake County received 12 federal election monitors, part of the roughly 1,000 monitors the U.S. Department of Justice deployed nationwide this cycle; all 12 assigned to Utah were placed in Salt Lake County. County Clerk Lannie Chapman said she had 'no concerns' about the monitors' arrival and assured voters that every eligible voter would have the opportunity to cast a ballot.
Chapman also said she did not know in advance which of the county's 40 voting centers the monitors would visit, and that the monitors would appear only on Election Day, not during early voting. A Justice Department letter to Utah's chief elections officer, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, said the monitors' task is to observe and record possible violations of federal voting rights law; they must identify themselves to polling place supervisors, show credentials, wear business attire, and may not carry firearms or wear badges or uniforms identifying them with the department.
Groups including the League of Women Voters of Utah said the monitoring plan could make voters feel pressured and trained about 150 observers to watch the monitors' conduct on Election Day as well. Salt Lake County voting centers were open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. that day.
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图片来源：图：盐湖城市天际线（Garrett，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons）。 / Photo: The Salt Lake City skyline (Garrett, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons).
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