The 2020 vote will have the fewest international observers of any US election, despite having some of the biggest-ever concerns about the integrity of the vote: court disputes over mail-in ballots, loosened restrictions on voter intimidation, and an administration that's left the public guessing on whether it will commit to a peaceful transfer of power.

So what is the role of international observers in the US, and why is it different from many of the countries the US itself observes?

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Avery Davis-Roberts, associate director of the Democracy Program at The Carter Center; Al Jazeera journalist, Alan Fisher; and Jasmeet Sidhu, senior researcher with the End Gun Violence campaign at Amnesty International.

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The 2020 vote will have the fewest international observers of any US election, despite having some of the biggest-ever concerns about the integrity of the vote: court disputes over mail-in ballots, loosened restrictions on voter intimidation, and an administration that's left the public guessing on whether it will commit to a peaceful transfer of power.So what is the role of international observers in the US, and why is it different from many of the countries the US itself observes?In this episode:Avery Davis-Roberts, associate director of the Democracy Program at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cartercenter.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Carter Center;</a> Al Jazeera journalist, <a href="https://twitter.com/AlanFisher" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alan Fisher</a>; and Jasmeet Sidhu, senior researcher with the <a href="https://www.amnestyusa.org/issues/gun-violence/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">End Gun Violence campaign at Amnesty International.</a>Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>).

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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