Federal observers are monitoring election is Cincinnatti, Ohio, today.  This account says they are there to “observe voters for irregularities in provisional balloting.”  It is unclear which federal statute is at issue in regards to “irregularities in provisional balloting.”  Hamilton County is not a state where federal observers are automatically allowed, so it is also unclear why Sally Krisel, director of the Hamilton County Board of Elections is allowing them to be there.

One thing is for sure, the observers are there at the request of Rep. Alicia Reece, D-Cincinnati.