> The fact the US runs 50 independent elections is an interesting double edged sword as a Canadian observer. I personally wouldn't say 50 -- more like 3,000 in

> The fact the US runs 50 independent elections is an interesting double edged sword as a Canadian observer. I personally wouldn't say 50 -- more like 3,000 independent elections. Each county is arguably its own election. They get funding and voting machines from the state, but personnel and operations of the county are run locally and often reflect the population of that area. > A Secretary of State in any of Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Minnesota, or Michigan potentially has the power to throw the next election into chaos. This is true, although I think they'd have some difficulty doing it out in the open. We'll have to see.