Seriously, if you don’t want detailed explanations about how election things work, I’m not a good account to follow.
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Also, there are 51 different bodies of election law (50 states plus DC) in the US, with over 5000 different local election administration jurisdictions, each with their own procedures and equipment.
What’s “obvious” to you may not be obvious to everyone.
@mattblaze 52 if you include federal election law... And not counting local election statutes 😜
Anyway if you find my comments about how election stuff works to be stupid or naive or obvious, feel free to assume that they aren’t intended for someone as smart and well informed and good looking as you are.
@mattblaze honestly, it's just too high a bar for me to expect anyone to meet. But thanks for trying!
@mattblaze plus federal as well, or is it all delegated to the states? (Ignorant Australian here)
@LapTop006 The federal law here is very limited, beyond the basic rights in the constitution. Congress has the right to alter the time place and manner of elections for federal office, but other than setting the date for elections, almost never exercises it.
@mattblaze @LapTop006 There used to be more federal influence in order to protect voters' rights in a range of states, but Republicans made sure that the Supreme Court invalidated that Act.
So it really is a bottom up system, not a top down.
@newstik @LapTop006 it’s ironic that had the VRA not been gutted, DoJ’s demand for Minnesota’s voter registration data would have been more defensible.