GOP hypocrisy on election aid

The following commentary from the Editorial Board was posted on the Washington Post website February 12:

Maryland’s new voting machines going from electronic touchscreen to paper ballots that are fed through a machine. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post)

ONE WOULD imagine that, with President Trump and other Republicans questioning the integrity of the nation’s election systems, Congress would create an agency to help state and local officials run clean and efficient polls. In fact, the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) already exists. At least for the moment: Despite all the GOP rhetoric about flawed elections, a GOP House committee voted along party lines last week to kill the commission. Continue reading “GOP hypocrisy on election aid”