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Texas tells U.S. Justice Department that federal election monitors aren’t allowed in polling places

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Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson tells U.S. Department of Justice monitors are n’t allowed in polling places.

The Justice Department says monitors will be on the ground in 86 jurisdictions in 27 states on Election Day .

The agency says it will send monitors to eight Texas counties, including Atascosa , Bexar , Dallas and Frio .