Who has standing?

[dickthegrouch]

We should be preparing for international monitoring of the election in November. Who has standing to request that of the international community?

[Mike 03]

1. Kicking for visibility.

I hope you get an answer. This question has been on my mind for the past few days. What if the president/prime minister of a nation doesn't request or want it?

Living prior presidents plus the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, plus Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer? Or would we request intervention from some allied countries, who would request it on our behalf?

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

2. Nobody except the government itself

That said, we do have election monitors from the OSCE and OAS. OSCE have been here since the early 2000's. The OAS sent monitors in 2018 or 2016. But there aren't many of them, maybe 200-300 I think.

[alwaysinasnit]

3. Former President Carter might be a good person to ask.

https://www.cartercenter.org/peace/democracy/observed.html

[beastie boy]

4. It's been done before.

https://civilrights.org/2012/10/12/civil-rights-groups-request-international-election-monitoring-in-response-to-voter-restriction-efforts/#:~:text=Civil%20Rights%20Groups%20Request%20International%20Election%20Monitoring%20in,to%20states%20most%20impacted%20by%20voter%20restriction%20efforts.

I am sure several civil liberties groups are on top of it.

[MineralMan]

5. Elections are state matters.

So, each state controls its own elections. There is no central authority. Further, most states delegate election activities to counties.

Nobody has standing nationwide, frankly. Each state has rules regarding election monitors. Check the rules in your state.

[brooklynite]

6. Nobody has standing to request, because nobody outside the US has standing to oversee

[FBaggins]

7. See brooklynite above... but there will be elections observers

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE - which the US is a member of) has been monitoring member elections for years.

Not that there's a blessed thing they can do about it if they think something went wrong.