Trump administration did not invite OSCE observers to US midterm elections

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump did not send an invitation to observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to monitor the congressional midterm elections, Kommersant reports, citing the MS NOW television channel.

According to the source, this is the first such case since 2002 — the year when OSCE representatives began sending missions on a permanent basis to observe all federal elections in the United States. Since then, the organization's missions have traditionally been present at polling stations across various states as international observers.

The report does not specify the official reasons the administration relied on in making this decision, nor does it include any comments from White House representatives or the OSCE itself.

OSCE observer missions typically assess the organization of the voting process, voters' access to polling stations, and compliance with vote-counting procedures, though their conclusions are advisory in nature and do not directly affect election outcomes.

Additional details on the reaction of Congress or state election commissions to this step were not included in the available source material.