I’m not sure this bill really does that, but in principle, I think our elections are so secure in large part because of how decentralized they are. It really is accounting or auditing 101 that segregation of duties is the single most important defense against fraud. Low tech, but most effective.

I also think the notion of “50 different laboratories in democracy” applies here more than ever. The reason we know (those who pay attention to the data) that mail in voting is so safe, secure, and just results in better turnout, is that states started trying it at a time of widespread skepticism. Results defeated the skepticism, including among many repubs (it used to be thought of as favoring repubs), until Trump commanded them to reject it. That would not have happened if the feds restricted mail in voting.

I like the idea of federal minimum standards for state voting processes, which much of this law is. I would be willing to give ground on specificity of ID requirements if we could include an end to gerrymandering. Which I think is more important than anything in general.

Right now, given current efforts around the country, the thing to watch most closely is partisan takeovers of local elections boards. That destroys election integrity more than anything IMO. I’d be focusing on states where such laws have already passed, in court. And I’d focus on the Electoral Count Act.