# How to prevent this election nonsense from happening again

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 4, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-prevent-this-election-nonsense-from-happening-again/924791 "2020-11-04T22:39:19Z")\
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> [@Northern\_Piper](#):
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> isn’t the answer that the US election system has worked well?

In terms of the mechanics and operations of conducting an election were it normal times, much less the current environment, a resounding yes.

But …

> [@nytimes](#):
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> PHILADELPHIA — Election officials in dozens of states representing both political parties

That state election officials are identified as representing a political party is a fundamental flaw.

Yet results would suggest that institutional respect for the electoral process triumphed.

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