Politics

Reuters

While U.S. election conduct is governed by a patchwork of state and federal laws, they generally apply strict rules of conduct to partisan election monitors, who are not supposed to interfere in the electoral process. During Tuesday night's first debate https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N2GQ0NQ with Democratic challenger Joe Biden, Republican Trump urged supporters to "go into the polls and watch very carefully," arguing as he has done repeatedly without evidence that the election would be marred by widespread fraud. Democrats accused Trump of trying to scare voters.