[Alter Kaker]

Saying local election officiela have the 'ability' to examine applications is one thing-whether or not they would do their jobs in an unbiased way is another thing. Who ever said they could be trusted?

So if you don't want elections officials to run elections, who do you want? Highway officials? Baristas?

[SMARTY]

The idea would be 'honest' and 'accountable' election officials. The ones I run into and have heard horror stories about (increasingly) are not honest or accountable either.

I remember going to vote and being asked, ‘Republican or Democrat’. When I answered ‘Republican’, she said “Oh, one of THOSE”.

Voter fraud is everywhere where there is NO ONE accountable or watchful. Democrats wrote the book on voter fraud-up to and INCLUDING corrupt election officials.