The department said it would monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in Portage County, where the sheriff last month told residents to collect the addresses of homes displaying signs for Vice President Kamala Harris.

An Ohio sheriff’s comments have triggered the Justice Department to proclaim that it will monitor one Ohio county for potential voter intimidation. The fuss began on Sept. 13 when Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski issued a post about Vice President Kamala Harris on his personal Facebook page,

The Justice Department will monitor early voting and voting on Election Day after voters complained of intimidation by the sheriff, according to a press release.

The announcement comes a couple of weeks after people filed complaints with federal and state authorities over a Facebook post by Republican Sheriff Bruce Zuchowki.

The U.S. Justice Department will send election monitors to an Ohio county where a sheriff was recently accused of intimidating voters in a social media post

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday it will monitor voting in a county in northeast Ohio, citing intimidation concerns stemming from a social media post from a local sheriff about migrants.

The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it will oversee voting in Portage County, Ohio, weeks after the county sheriff was accused of making a statement intimidating supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris.