A must-listen episode of The Daily (NY Times podcast). If you want a sense of what election administration is like right now (and, most especially how it has evolved–meaning deteriorated–in the months since January 2021), you can’t do any better to listen to this episode, which is an extended interview with Stephen Richer, who runs elections in Maricopa County, Arizona. It’s very sobering, and unclear how to improve the situation as we complete this year’s midterms and prepare for 2024. But diagnosis comes before prescription, and this episode is essential for understanding the current conditions.