Poll watchers have an essential role to play in elections in America. But their stepped-up presence is an unsettling reminder of the potential for trouble
elections are in full swing today, proceeding much as they have for decades. There are lines at libraries and schools across the country; poll workers, many of whom are retirees, carefully direct people to white cardboard booths to cast their private ballots; those who have completed this most essential act of democracy walk out with star-spangled stickers declaring “I voted”. But added to these basic trappings of elections are indications of a diminished faith in America’s electoral process.
Such decorum and restraint are still the norm. But there is growing concern about the many exceptions. Since Donald Trump’s groundless allegations that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him, some groups, typically affiliated with the Republican Party, have tried to weaponise the act of monitoring elections. The Republican National Committee has said that it expected to train 52,000 poll workers and watchers in the lead-up to the midterms, an apparent increase over past elections.
But even some observers who have received training can show volatile behaviour in polling stations. After primaries in Pima County, Arizona in August, the local government reported a string of violations. One observer had to be reminded to keep “his opinions about fraudulent elections” to himself; another had to be told repeatedly not to stare at private voter data. Some of the training has tilted in a militaristic direction.
”It will take much more than a single midterm election to restore trust in American democracy. And with Mr Trump all but announcing that he will seek the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election, the next cycle is almost certain to be more heated.
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