Electoral mess

Our election system in America should set an example for the rest of the world, yet, at least to me, this year appear to be a chaotic mess. It's been more than 10 days since polls closed in our crucial mid-term elections and some races are still undecided.

Sure, the contests that are still pending were far too close to be called, but still, this seemingly messy process stems in part from the fact that each state has its own set of rules and systems, then you add to it county-by-county variations.

In many places the voting infrastructure is woefully underfunded, and the management of the process woefully inefficient. The other aggravating factor is that the use of mail-in and absentee balloting have been largely expanded, making it more convenient, but also slowing the whole process.

It would seem to me that the country that leads the way in information processing and customer service, ought to do a far better job, as at times like this, our electoral process looks more that one would expect from a third-world nation.