Poll Watchers to Crowd Voting Venues; Tuesday's Voting Could Be the Most Scrutinized Ever

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Tens of thousands of poll monitors, challengers, lawyers and other activist observers are expected to clog voting precincts in battleground states Tuesday in what will probably be the most scrutinized U.S. election in at least 40 years.

Few federal laws govern these largely self-appointed guardians of the voting process, many of whom are brazenly partisan and who range from civil rights activists to amateur videographers. Many are first- time volunteers, hastily trained by new advocacy coalitions. Others have had no training whatsoever.

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Poll Watchers to Crowd Voting Venues; Tuesday's Voting Could Be the Most Scrutinized Ever

Several election directors - including those in swing states - are still drafting ground rules on where monitors can stand, to whom they can talk and how they should report problems. Some guidelines have already been challenged in court.

The confusing rules and lack of federal over...

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