An election worker moves mail-in ballots to be organized for tabulation in the City of Industry, Calif., on June 2, 2026. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images
Senate Republicans are training their own election observers to send to battleground states ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms, a spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) confirmed to The Epoch Times, the first direct confirmation from Senate Republicans that they are running a program of their own.
The Senate program is modeled on one the House has run for decades through the Committee on House Administration. The House program deployed more than 75 observers to 67 congressional districts on Election Day in 2024, according to the committee. Observers there are typically deployed in bipartisan pairs, according to an October 2024 letter from committee Chairman Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) and ranking member Rep. Joseph Morelle (D-N.Y.).The Confirmation of Congressional Observer Access Act, signed by President Joe Biden on Oct. 4, 2024, confirmed the authority of the chairs and ranking members of the House Administration Committee and the Senate Rules and Administration Committee to designate congressional observers. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) chairs the Senate Rules Committee, and Padilla is its ranking Democratic member.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
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