Steve Simon: “It’s pretty clear states are almost entirely on their own this election cycle and cannot rely on the federal government…”

This has been done the last several election cycles under multiple presidents, including President Biden. And Minnesotans may well have voted at a polling place with a federal observer there and not even noticed.

That help has all but vanished.

There’s been a real rupture in the relationship between the federal government and the states over voter security.

It’s unhelpful to have political leaders, including the secretary of Homeland Security, hinting at imprisoning election administrators who don’t do what they want,” Simon told Votebeat. “That’s just not helpful.