International 観察者/傍聴者s will watch U.S. 投票(する) closely

By Francois Murphy

VIENNA, Oct 4 (Reuters) - まっただ中に 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金s from Donald Trump that the U.S. 大統領の 選挙 could be "rigged" and 関心s of 権利s 行動主義者s that 黒人/ボイコット 投票者s may 直面する undue 障害s, the 長,率いる of an international 観察者/傍聴者 team 誓約(する)d a 十分な review 範囲ing from 投票(する)ing machines to racial bias as it began work on Tuesday.

The team from the 57-nation Organization for 安全 and 協調 in Europe (OSCE) that will 監視する the Nov. 8 大統領の and 連邦議会の 選挙s is 始める,決める to be the biggest the organisation has sent to the 部隊d 明言する/公表するs, 仕事d with checking the 投票(する) 会合,会うs international 基準s.

共和国の/共和党の 候補者 Trump's 明らかな suggestion that the 投票(する) might not be 解放する/自由な and fair has drawn an angry 返答 from his 対抗者s, who say it is baseless.

民主党員 Hillary Clinton has led Trump in 国家の opinion 投票s in 最近の months. On Tuesday, an 普通の/平均(する) of 投票s aggregated by RealClearPolitics website showed her with 48.1 パーセント of support compared to Trump's 44.3 パーセント.

Civil 権利s 支持するs have also said 投票者s are more likely to 直面する racial bias at this 選挙 than they have in 50 years, because of 投票(する)ing 法律s that several 明言する/公表するs passed after the U.S. 最高裁判所 struck 負かす/撃墜する part of the 目印 anti-差別 1965 投票(する)ing 権利s 行為/法令/行動する three years ago.

"We do have 関心s about 投票者 登録, 投票者 identificati on and also electronic 投票(する)ing," the 長,率いる of the OSCE 使節団, British lawyer and 外交官 Audrey Glover said in a telephone interview, 追加するing that the 使節団 is impartial.

"We always let the facts speak for themselves, so let's see what happens," she said. 主張s such as Trump's, however, were for the U.S. 当局 to follow up on while the OSCE 観察するd, she 追加するd. "We're not policemen."

The Shelby 郡 v 支えるもの/所有者 最高裁判所 判決,裁定 in 2013 struck 負かす/撃墜する a part of the 投票(する)ing 権利s 行為/法令/行動する that was used to 決定する which areas with a history of 差別 had to 得る special 許可 before changing their 投票(する)ing 法律s.

That has raised 関心s の中で 権利s groups that 法律s on 問題/発行するs like 投票者 身元確認,身分証明 have since been changed to make it more difficult for poor and 少数,小数派 投票者s to take part.

The OSCE, which 構成するs much of Europe, Central Asia and North America, has also 示唆するd that all electronic 投票(する)ing machines be 要求するd by 法律 to leave a verifiable paper 追跡する, though many 明言する/公表するs do not 供給する one.

Glover said her team would 捜し出す to 明らかにする where it 合法的に can and cannot go, 追加するing that 明言する/公表するs' and 郡s' 姿勢 on international 観察者/傍聴者s was often not (疑いを)晴らす. Texas also 脅すd OSCE 観察者/傍聴者s with 起訴 four years ago, which the organisation called "容認できない" at the time.

Glover, however, struck a 懐柔的な トン.

"If the 法律 says international 観察者/傍聴者s are not 許すd, then 明白に we won't try and go. We're not going to try and make any sort of a scene," she told Reuters.

But the biggest hindrance might be self-(打撃,刑罰などを)与えるd. The OSCE had hoped to (軍隊を)展開する,配備する 100 いわゆる long-称する,呼ぶ/期間/用語 観察者/傍聴者s in the coming week, but OSC E 明言する/公表するs - 含むing Germany, フラン, Spain, Romania, Finland, Bosnia - have only 供給するd 26.

Up to 400 short-称する,呼ぶ/期間/用語 観察者/傍聴者s will begin work の近くに to 選挙 Day.

"We'll do what we can with what we've got," Glover said. "We will try and make a silk purse out of a pig's ear and we will try and cover the whole of the 部隊d 明言する/公表するs, or to the extent that is feasible." (Edited by Dominic Evans)

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