Steve Simon: “Our office will not be deterred and will continue to support the thousands of election officials across the state as…”

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.

That help has all but vanished.

Unfortunate distraction.

It’s pretty clear states are almost entirely on their own this election cycle and cannot rely on the federal government for election assistance,” said Simon.