Federal officials in San Diego say it was a quiet election day for them.
The Department of Justice monitors elections to make sure there is no voter fraud or cyber hacking by foreign powers. Federal officials were also looking out for voter intimidation.
“We didn’t receive any reports of voter intimidation at the polls,” said Christopher Tenorio, an assistant U.S. Attorney, and district election officer. “We were prepared to respond if necessary but those reports did not come in.”
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Tenorio said the office did get calls regarding mail-in ballots, but overall things were quiet.
The office did not have to deal with a lot of issues.
“I do think it was a typical election as far as the low level of issues that we saw reported,” Tenorio said. “Now we did receive more calls but it's also because more people were aware of someone that was available to call. And of course, because there was a large number of mail-in ballots.”
The Department of Justice office boosted staff to help deal with potential cyber hacking but that threat never materialized.
