[lbo-talk] OSCE on DC

[Doug Henwood]

The Election Observation Mission of OSCE's Office for Democratic 
Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) 
http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/field_activities/?election=2004us 
issued its preliminary statement on the U.S. elections: See 
http://www.osce.org/documents/odihr/2004/11/3779_en.pdf

The statement shows that OSCE is beginning to pay attention to 
disenfranchisement in the U.S. capital.  The EOM wrote, "The 
OSCE/ODIHR will issue a comprehensive final report which will address 
certain issues not included in this statement, including candidate 
ballot access, open voting by fax, and the restricted representation 
in Congress of residents of the District of Columbia."

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is 
the largest regional security organization in the world with 55 
participating States from Europe, Central Asia and North America.

OSCE NEWS: http://www.osce.org/news/show_news.php?id=4505