Layers of complicated rules have mired America’s once simple voting system. Consider mail-in voting, early voting, a partisan federal government registering targeted voters, overseas voting for people who have never lived in the United States, noncitizen voting, and a host of other modern electoral changes. Like the tax code, voting has become intentionally intricate, and there is not a single change that will simplify the process back to the days of paper ballots counted by humans who get election night results.
The convoluted system is ripe for tampering, and addressing that is at the center of the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) 2024 ground game. RNC Chairman Michael Whatley says the party has focused its election integrity strategy in two areas.
“First, we want to make sure in every state that we have the right laws, rules and regulations in place to ensure that we have a fair, accurate, secure and transparent election,” Whatley told The Federalist. The RNC is enforcing election rules through the court. “The second thing is, we want to be in the room when the votes are being cast, and the votes are being counted.”
That is going to take a lot of engaged Republicans — average citizens — all around the country.
The RNC initially set a goal to recruit 100,000 volunteers across the country, but it has surpassed that, now counting 165,000 election watchers and workers. It’s important to know there is a difference. Election watchers are volunteers who watch the polling place on
