US Joins Russia, Belarus; Trump Administration Refuses International Election Observers for Midterms
The Justice Department plans up to 1,000 federal monitors as the United States skips a 24-year practice of inviting OSCE observers.
- For the first time in over two decades, the Trump administration has declined to invite the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to observe the November midterm elections.
- Since 2002, the OSCE has monitored every U.S. federal election to provide independent assessments, but the State Department now claims the group should focus its limited resources elsewhere.
- Instead, the Department of Justice plans to deploy 1,000 monitors to polling places in November, while Democratic lawmakers Jamie Raskin and Joe Morelle worry the effort could be misused for intimidation.
- International observers called the refusal "regrettable" and "not in line" with U.S. commitments, placing Washington in a rare position alongside Russia and Belarus in rejecting OSCE monitors.
- Concerns persist that the administration may attempt voter intimidation, as surveys show Americans' confidence in the electoral system has declined significantly under Trump's policies.
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Break with 24 years of practice. Critics see loss of confidence. At the same time, the US Department of Justice plans with 1000 own inspectors.
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