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What poll watchers can − and can’t − do on Election Day

  • Written by Mollie J. Cohen, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Purdue University
imagePoll watchers keep an eye on voting in Georgia in November 2022.AP Photo/Ben Gray

When most people think of their experience of voting in person, they may remember other voters at the polls, or the hardworking election officials checking people in and helping people submit their ballots. But in many elections, a third group is often present: poll...

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