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"STOs should observe the general conditions outside and around the polling station. A number of issues are relevant: Are security personnel present, and if so, are they behaving in an appropriate manner?"

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OSCE (ODIHR): Election Observation Handbook (Fifth Edition), p. 54

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Election Observation Handbook (Fifth Edition)

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Voters have a right to security provided by police and security forces in polling stations, but without interference from them.