International body says voting problems 'could harm integrity' of US election

[mysteryowl]

Source: The Guardian

OSCE office for democratic institutions recommends sending 500 monitors for ‘most challenging’ US election in recent decades.

An international election-monitoring body has raised concerns about the US vote in November, saying the “integrity of election day proceedings” could be under threat and recommended again sending observers to monitor the election.

The democracy and human rights arm of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has issued an assessment of election conditions in the run-up to presidential and congressional elections on 3 November.

It recommended member states send 100 long-term and 400 short-term observers to monitor the poll which it said “will be the most challenging in recent decades”.

A week-long needs assessment mission by the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) beginning on 29 May found there was widespread concern that “election officials will face serious challenges prior to and on election day, due to new measures in response to Covid-19 pandemic, and expressed concerns over their ability to overcome them.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/13/osce-election-monitors-us-integrity-november

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[NurseJackie]

1. Look at us... what a proud moment!

[yaesu]

2. I bet putin is laughing his ass to sleep every night thinking how easy it was to fuck the US up nt

[Nexus2]

6. And it took just under 4 years.

[Scarsdale]

3. What a disgrace this is.

tRump and the gop have made this country a laughingstock. Put a maniac in the WH, along with his family and other crooks, and THIS is what we end up with. I can't wait to get ADULTS back in DC, start to correct all the damage that has been done by them.

[groundloop]

4. Oooohhhhh, this is FAKE NEWS, FAKE NEWS.

Damn, this shit is embarrassing. tRump and Putin are well on the way into turning us into a 3rd world banana republic.

[Maxheader]

5. I'm leaning towards taking my absentee ballot ...

Directly to my voting precinct..hand it off..

[LisaL]

7. Make sure to follow the rules of your state.

My state (OH) doesn't allow that. If not mailed back, ballot can only be dropped of at the board of elections, not local voting place.

[csziggy]

9. In Florida you can't do that - your absentee ballot will be invalidated

But once that is done, you can vote as usual. In contrast, you can take your absentee ballot to any early voting location or to the Superintendent of Elections office and drop it off without that complication.

[LisaL]

11. And in OH you can't do that at all.

They won't allow you to vote by a regular ballot at your voting place even if you give them your absentee ballot.
Your only option would be to vote provisional. You can only drop the ballot off at the board of elections or mail it.

[Maxheader]

17. I'll use the mailbox..my carriers are outstanding..

They won't expend energy to hit kansaas with postal tampering...more likely the swing states..east...

It could be anyone...a disgruntled software guy for the post office...Mail room shenanigans..As you

can tell, I have no idea how the ballots could be tampered with..

[ananda]

12. THat's exactly what I'm doing with my mail-in ballot!

!!!

[Lonestarblue]

8. We need ads in most states on TV and social media clearly explaining rules for mail-in ballots.

States like Oregon that has ling voted by mail may not need this, but for many people his will be their first time voting by mail and every state has specific requirements to be met. Republicans will use any excuse to Throw out Democratic ballots, so people need to be well informed before they complete their ballots. Even though I’m voting in person, I plan to post the Texas requirements on Facebook in a public post. I’m not on Twitter or I would do the same there.

Local news affiliates would do voters a favor by reviewing the requirements.

[flamingdem]

14. This. Plus people must be told to VOTE EARLY

It might take weeks to arrive with what they've got planned.

[Paladin]

10. In other news, water is wet. (nt)

[iluvtennis]

13. Wow, the greatest democratic nation in the world needs their election monitored. nt

[VWolf]

15. I'm afraid that ship has sailed

[chriscan64]

16. What's next?

Sarah McLachlan will do commercials in Europe where you can adopt an American for only $19 a month.

[sarcasmo]

18. Banana Republic