Re: Its too late now
The government system in the USA is multi-tiered, and each tier has quite a few responsibilities that the other tiers are not able to affect (much).
In a nutshell:
1) Federal
2) State
3) Counties
4) Cities
The authority the higher levels have over the lower ones is relatively limited. For instance, legally the federal government has no real jurisdiction in education - that's up to each state. Within each state the counties and even school districts have a lot of leeway.
States operate largely independently from each other. Each has its own tax structure, for instance - separate from the federal tax system. Legally, each state has its own legislature, courts, etc.
It would be impossible for the federal government to run the elections.
Regarding voting in person, more and more states are dropping the requirement for voters to identify themselves at the polling stations.
Also, the reliability of the USPS is not very impressive. It's one of the reasons I'm very hesitant about mailing in my ballot.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
