Amicus brief of current and former election officials

… and does not disrupt other ongoing processes that are crucial to a smooth election (such as preparing and proofing ballots, testing equipment, finalizing voter rolls, and training poll workers) cannot be responsibly accomplished in the time that remains in a manner that ensures both that the Rule is implemented correctly and other crucial preparations do not fall by the wayside. Attempting to implement the Rule now will almost certainly lead to mistakes, delays, and confusion for both voters and election officials. SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT For election officials, elections are not something that simply happen on Election Day—preparations have been underway this entire year, and crucial preparations are occurring now. In many respects, the election is already underway. Ballots have been prepared and proofed. Poll workers and other election officials have …