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While the practice of recruiting poll watchers is legal, election integrity experts say the Republican Party’s efforts to place partisan poll watchers in Democratic-heavy suburbs could potentially be seen as “voter intimidation.” NBC News reported Saturday that GOP-aligned groups are aiming to place poll watchers in precincts across multiple battleground states where Democratic turnout is expected to be high. And aside from potentially interfering with voters, these poll watchers could also disrupt election workers’ efforts to conduct efficient oversight of the casting and counting of ballots….

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