Download the WJCL App for political updates: Apple | Google Play TOP RACES: GOVERNOR, LT. GOV., U.S. SENATE, SECRETARY OF STATE, U.S. HOUSE DISTRICT 1, ATTORNEY GENERAL, STATE HOUSE, STATE SENATE COUNTY RACES: BRYAN, BULLOCH, CHATHAM, EFFINGHAM, LIBERTY, TOOMBS OTHER: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, ATLANTIC JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DA PRIMARY Savannah Mayor Van Johnson questioned Tuesday whether federal election monitors coming to Chatham County are intended to influence voter turnout, while urging registered voters to cast their ballots and warning against Election Day disruptions. Chatham is among six Georgia counties expected to receive Justice Department monitors as part of what is expected to be the agency’s largest-ever election monitoring effort. The others are Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Cobb and Bibb. During his weekly news conference, Johnson was asked whether he believed the White House and Justice Department were trying to affect turnout. “Yeah. Why not?” he said, pointing to opportunities for Democrats to retain a U.S. Senate seat and win the governor’s office. “Georgia is certainly again at the center and near the center of the political universe in the United States,” Johnson said. Johnson did not offer evidence during the exchange that the deployment was intended to influence turnout. The Justice Department has rejected concerns that its monitoring effort will intimidate voters, saying monitors will observe and report potential violations of federal law. Below video…
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