The Constitution does not say that states can do whatever they want regarding poll watchers. This provision was specifically put in place to prevent fraud and when poll watchers are denied access (defying a court order) or are not allowed to be close to ballot counters (even when the election committee says otherwise), there should be no question that these violations are egregious. SCOTUS letting states get away with this basically means no poll watchers in the future which they cannot and will not permit. This is going to go to the state legislatures for choosing electors is my guess.

The Constitution does not say that states can do whatever they want regarding poll watchers. This provision was specifically put in place to prevent fraud and when poll watchers are denied access (defying a court order) or are not allowed to be close to ballot counters (even when the election committee says otherwise), there should be no question that these violations are egregious. SCOTUS letting states get away with this basically means no poll watchers in the future which they cannot and will not allow. This is going to go to the state legislatures for choosing electors is my guess.