There is a reason the U.S. State Department and organizations like the Carter Center routinely send teams of American observers to fledgling democracies all over the world: they recognize that ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. The Republican effort to have more volunteers observe polling sites during voting isn’t ...

Fisheries observers in Alaska face workplace harassment, intimidation and assault at much higher rates than are reported, but the true prevalence is unknown as incidents largely go unreported, ...

New York's attorney general announced plans Tuesday to deploy legal observers to monitor federal immigration enforcement actions in the state. The initiative will send observers, who will wear purple ...

The rules governing observers at polling places this year should be relaxed, a Wake County judge ruled Thursday, over objections from the N.C. State Board of Elections. The Republican Party lost a ...

Congressional Election Observers from Washington, D.C., will watch over an official recount of ballots for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, according to a news release. The decision was made by ...