Obama Accused of Trying to 'Nationalize' Elections
President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order Thursday establishing a Presidential Commission to deal with "election administration" that critics say is an attempt to nationalize the country's elections for partisan advantage.
The Executive Order states the Commission "shall identify best practices and otherwise make recommendations to promote the efficient administration of elections in order to ensure that all eligible voters have the opportunity to cast their ballots without undue delay."
The Commission will focus on polling places, how better to train and recruit poll workers, managing voter rolls and poll books, voting machines, ballot simplicity, English proficiency, and absentee ballots. The states--not the federal government--traditionally have responsibility over such matters....
