In a sparse, sunlit office just south of Dupont Circle in downtown Washington, with elections just 11 days ahead of them, an elite cadre of voting monitors is laying the groundwork for a national effort to document the fairness, and the legitimacy, of the most contentious American election in decades.
Outside, on the campaign trail, Donald Trump alleges that the “election is going to be rigged”; his surrogates level accusations of fraudulent voting, and news reports suggest white supremacists might try to “monitor” the polls to discourage voters they don’t like. Meanwhile, Democrats worry that overzealous voter ID checks will keep …read more
Source: European Voice
