WASHINGTON -- Senior Justice Department officials told civil-rights organizations they plan to deploy hundreds of poll monitors in November to prevent voting-rights violations and deter fraud. The announcement raised concerns among some rights groups who said helping minorities vote should be Justice's priority, with the presidential race prompting record numbers of new-voter registrations and with states expecting increases in turnout. Attorney General Michael Mukasey and officials from the Justice Department's civil-rights and criminal divisions met with dozens of state and local election officials, along with civil-rights groups on Monday. Mr. Mukasey told the officials, "Ballot access and vote fraud are...
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