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by toyg 3475 days ago
I would hope there is some way for political parties to observe all voting and counting procedures. That's how it's done in most countries.
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There are procedures for this, everybody calls the observers of their opposing party 'thugs'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Black_Panther_Party_voter_...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/05/election-day...

Usually because there's a fine line between "poll watching" and "poll intimidation" and people generally aren't quite civilized, thoughtful, or well-mannered enough to stay on the good side.

That includes "shouting racial slurs" in your first link.

That's more worries about them harassing voters or legitimate election officials than not liking oversight.