Here is why:
Today our system runs through more than 10,000 individual jurisdictions. Lehigh County is one such jurisdiction. This is NOT a flaw. It’s a safeguard. No single system to corrupt. No single office to pressure. No single chain of command. Power is spread out, making large scale corruption much harder.
A national system might look cleaner on paper, but creates one target. One structure. One tech framework. If something fails at the national level, it fails everywhere. A nationwide failure could endanger our democracy. Yes, Congress sets certain rules and baseline protections, but the administration of elections remains local. That layered structure is the protection.
Yes, there have been isolated incidents. Each concerning. But overall? Elections in our country are fair and transparent. Issues are caught through audits, observers and legal review.
This is the strength of decentralization. No system is perfect. Local control can produce variation, but decentralization prevents a single error, breach or bad actor from cascading into a nationwide catastrophe.
This reflects my belief in bottom up government. Authority starts closest to the people, consistent with the 10th Amendment. Our constitutional system was designed to divide power, prevent concentration and protect liberty through FEDERALISM.
And no, states are absolutely not “agents of the federal government”. That shows a concerning misunderstanding of the Constitution, which divides power BY DESIGN to prevent centralized control.
Most importantly? It’s constitutionally illegal.
(The Constitution is the only thing we swear an oath to)