"OEE" became the nation's first large-scale anti-voter fraud campaign where the Republican National Committee recruited tens of thousands of volunteers to show up at polling places, mostly in inner-cities, to challenge voter eligibility. In particular, whether the voter was able to read since literacy was a requirement to vote.
"OEE" marked a pivotal moment when the Republican National Committee launched a nationwide campaign to prevent voter fraud, deploying tens of thousands of volunteers primarily in inner cities to verify voters' qualifications, with an emphasis on literacy requirements.