#538 Transparency

Transparency. Who is responsible for transparency in election?
Whose responsibility is to maintain transparency in election?

Certainly it is not the responsibility of the royal King or Queen of United States of America.
Surprisingly, it is true. United States of America is the only country on plant earth doesn't have a King or Queen in its history. Every other country, at some point of time had a King or Queen as Head of the State.

No. Transparency in election is not the responsibility of the President Barack Obama.

Again, no. Transparency in election is not the responsibility of the Vice-President Joe Biden.

No. Transparency in election is not the responsibility of the Speaker Paul Ryan.

No. Transparency in election is not the responsibility of the Supreme Court Judges. United States Supreme Court played a major role in 2000 election.

By December 8, 2000, there had been multiple court decisions regarding the presidential election in Florida and on that date the Florida Supreme Court, by a 4–3 vote, ordered a statewide manual recount. On December 9, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5–4 to stay the Florida recount.

In 2016 also, Supreme Court is closely watching the activities related to the general election. Perhaps the Supreme Court may take any public material as a petition and may order the Secretary of State to have the names of the Electors in the ballot.

When you buy any commercial item, you see the label with the information about the product. But in general election, you're electing the electors; but you have no idea about them.

Citizens don't even know that they are voting for the Electors. They assume that citizens constitutionally elect the President with their votes. Had they seen the names of those Electors, citizens may raise many questions.

When you start a new business, you need to publish the name in three newspapers. When you change your name, you need to publish that information in three local newspapers. But here, nobody knows the name of those 55 Electors and their occupation and their character.

One Elector didn't show up on the December election day. What will happen if an elector gets elected in November, but dies in December.

No. Transparency in election is not the responsibility of the Governor of the State.

No. Transparency in election is not the responsibility of the State Legislature.

No. Transparency in election is not the responsibility of any commercial enterprise.

No. Transparency in election is not the responsibility of Google, Facebook, Twitter.

No. Transparency in election is not the responsibility of the Mayor of any city.

Most importantly, No. 
Transparency in election is not the responsibility of CNN or Fox News.

Yes. Transparency in election is the responsibility of the Secretary of the State.

 Secretary of State doesn't need any amendments in the Constitution. Secretary of State doesn't need any new law from the State Legislature. They have it all.

Secretary of State has the authority to make the election transparent. Secretary of State has the responsibility to conduct the election in a transparent way. Secretary of State is accountable for the transparency in election.

The vote needs to have the name in the ballot.

When citizen vote for the Governor, they see the names of those candidates in the ballot.
When citizen vote for the Senator, they see the names of those candidates in the ballot.
When citizen vote for any election, they see the names in the ballot.

What you see is what you get.

Likewise, the ballot should have the names of the Electors. Let citizens meet and shake hands with those Electors.

It is the responsibility of the Secretary of State to provide complete information on their state web portal about the Electors from their State.

Maine and Nebraska - it will not be a challenge.
But the winner-take-all crowd, those 47 states will have a very big challenge.

In Maine and Nebraska, the ballot would have names of candidates for three Elector positions.

In California, the ballot needs to accommodate names of candidates for 55 Elector positions.

In either way,  in the 2016 general election, the Secretary of State will have a place in the history for their action or for their inaction.