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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
National
Michael Wilner and Chiara Vercellone

North Carolina says no to international observers at election polling sites

The entrance to vote at the Herbert Young Community Center polling place in Cary, North Carolina, on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. The North Carolina Board of Elections has denied international observers access to polling sites on Election Day. (Shawn Rocco/The Raleigh News & Observer/TNS)

WASHINGTON — The North Carolina Board of Elections has denied international observers access to polling sites on Election Day, a decision that caught members of the mission by surprise as they prepared to arrive in the state.

North Carolina had allowed election observers to monitor their polling sites in the past, but decided against it this year, forcing the international team to cancel its visit at the last minute.

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