Since the UN cannot monitor elections in the US, though they were asked to by some members of congress months ago, that duty falls upon ourselves. This may be even more important than get-out-the-vote campaigns, as the last election was decided by these means. We've reported before on Votewatch and TechWatch, but I think this is one of those cases when the old-fashioned way is better: having actual lawyers at "high-risk" polling places to monitor the proceedings and resolve ballot access problems when they happen, not just track or report them.
The organization spearheading the vote-monitoring is called Election Protection, a non-partisan group funded mostly by Working Assets and People for the American Way. They're also looking for clergy to be credible mediators between voters and election officials, and can use organizers & donations as well, for those who are neither a lawyer nor clergy.
