Republicans have begun to unleash tens of thousands of poll watchers for the election, an operation that comes after months of recruitment efforts and some controversy and legal disputes.
The Republican National Committee has started deploying its poll watchers to stand hawk-eyed around voting and ballot-counting centers and report problems to hotlines. While long a pillar of the voting process for both major political parties, the Right’s poll-watching efforts have focused on seeking out instances of possible voter fraud.
The RNC recruited more than 230,000 volunteer poll watchers, workers, and lawyers, more than double its original goal, according to Danielle Alvarez, a senior adviser for the Trump campaign and RNC, who called it an “unprecedented election integrity program.”
“These patriots have volunteered their time to bring transparency and accountability to our election process,” Alvarez told the Washington Examiner. “While Democrats will stop at nothing to weaken our elections, we are fighting for a fair and secure process where every legal vote is counted properly.”
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