So you will put up two guys acting on their own against a history so bad that the GOP is still under court order from 1981 to cease and desist on such activity?
In that race, Maddow says, the party challenged the registration of thousands of voters in the state. In around 75 "minority-high" precincts across the state, Republicans patrolled neighborhoods and put up four-foot-tall signs that read, "Warning: This area is being patrolled by the national Ballot Security Task Force. It is a crime to falsify a ballot or to violate election laws."
The Democratic Party sued the Republicans, and the lawyer who defended the Republicans was Donald Trump's brother-in-law, John J. Barry. The Republican Party was forced to sign a consent decree that expires in December of 2017. The decree prohibits the Republican Party from engaging in this type of behavior, such as "poll watching" that may target minority voters once again.
And now Trump has brought this issue up again, which could create long-lasting problems for the Republican Party. Though Trump is asking his supporters to monitor voters, the RNC has sent an email out asking party members
not to follow Trump's instructions. If the party is caught violating the decree, it will extend until 2025.
http://www.advocate.com/election/2016/10/25/rachel-maddow-versus-poll-watchers