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 ...

When you hear the phrase "election observer," your first thought might go to the people who go to developing — or failing — democracies in order to make sure everything goes smoothly. In reality, ...

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 ...

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 ...