WH Defends Decision to Forgo International Election Monitors

The White House is defending its decision not to invite OSCE international election observers for the November midterms, ending a practice in place since 2002. Spokeswoman Lauren Bis said American elections should be observed by American citizens, while OSCE officials and Democrats including Sens. Shaheen and Whitehouse called the move a departure from longstanding democratic practice. The article also notes related disputes over possible immigration agent presence at polls and federal efforts to obtain state voter rolls to investigate noncitizen voting.