What role do federal examiners and observers play in protecting the right to vote, and why is it important that Sections 6-9 be renewed?
Today, election observers and examiners are assigned to monitor elections in any certified jurisdiction for the purpose of observing whether eligible voters are allowed to vote and whether votes cast by eligible voters are properly being counted. The main function of the examiner in practice is to receive phone calls from individuals who are reporting problems. The observers essentially serve as witnesses for what occurs in the polling place and during the counting of the vote. The case of United States v. Burks County shows the value of observers in documenting problems within the polls. The United States won the case based upon the court-appointed observers’ substantial evidence of hostile and unequal treatment of Hispanic and Spanish speaking voters by poll officials. The Burks case also illustrates why observers have a deterrent effect. Because poll workers, election officials, and others involved in the election process know their actions are being observed and recorded, some indi
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