From the IG Report:
“Many of the career and political employees who were involved in the most
The conduct that we discovered and document in this report reflects a
A mess
troubling incidents described in this report have left the Department and are
no longer subject to administrative discipline. However, several of the
incidents involved conduct by current Department employees and we are
referring those matters to the Department for a determination of whether
discipline or other administration action with respect to each of them is
appropriate.
disappointing lack of professionalism by some Department employees over an
extended period of time, during two administrations, and across various facets
of the Voting Section’s operations. In the Department, professionalism means
more than technical expertise – it means operating in a manner that
consciously ensures both the appearance and the reality of even-handed, fair
and mature decision-making, carried out without regard to partisan or other
improper considerations. “