If you go to the polls to vote in Tuesday's election, you might see election observers at your polling place. The rules differ across states regarding who can watch the polls and what they're allowed ...

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 ...

A majority of American voters believe that the upcoming presidential election stands to be the most important of their lifetime, yet it is also one that many believe will not be easy, free, or fair.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about physics, science, academia, and pop culture. One of the great things about being asked to speak on unusual topics is ...

The above-linked post by Mark Suster, a well-known venture capital blogger, starts with a very negative view of board observers, and then carves out a few situations in which they can be useful: "I ...

European Union head of delegation Atilio Pacifici (left) and the head of East African Community election observer mission, Domitien Ndayizeye, at the National Tally Centre in Kyambogo, Kampala, on ...

The first lawyer to arrive stood, as usual, at the edge of the protest. He waited and watched the police as the police watched the protesters, who readied themselves to march, ignoring long silent ...

International observers and experts keeping an eye on the U.S. elections have shared with Newsweek their concerns about the future of the country's democracy as a result of divisive and unfounded ...

Only a small fraction of the international election observers that were supposed to be sent to the U.S. to monitor November's election are actually coming. The Organization for Security and ...