States are responsible for conduction elections because it is the more practical arrangement. It would be incredibly costly for the federal government to deploy agents to each state to handle elections.
Each state administers its own elections. The federal gov't has virtually no authority to run or to control elections except to make sure that the laws of each state are constitutional and are carried out fairly and lawfully
because they can
W. C. Howells has written: 'Parties in the United States, presidential elections and manner of conducting them'
because they were dumb
General elections in the United States are overseen by the Federal Elections Commission. Each state is responsible for the balloting, counting, and reporting the vote for president and other elected national offices.
The Department of State is primarily responsible for conducting diplomacy with other nations on behalf of the United States government. This includes negotiation of treaties, communication with foreign governments, and representation of U.S. interests abroad.
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States government charged with conducting elections for labor union representation and with investigating and remedying unfair labor practice.
The states organize the elections.
the states
It has all 3 types of elections just like the other 49 states.
The President of the United States is ultimately responsible for conducting foreign policy, but the Department of State, headed by the Secretary of State, has primary responsibility for foreign affairs/
US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.