the observers at polling places are not highly ranked party members making deals in smoky rooms. they're almost certainly residents of the tiny area being polle

the observers at polling places are not highly ranked party members making deals in smoky rooms. they're almost certainly residents of the tiny area being polled, or the polity conducting the count. certainly shady deals between a couple of folks at the tops of parties is a possibility, but collusion between the thousands or tens of thousands of local volunteers of both parties?