People don't raise hell when something goes wrong. In fact, they often don't even notice, as I've documented several times in the past. The only people who publicize these failures are people like me, who have been advocating for an amendment like this for years.
I must say that President Nix is absolutely right on this one. While people noticed when I opened the booths late (specially Tmth), I never really got any kind of punishment for such a behavior, and neither have all the regional executives throughout the years who make these mistakes. I for one fully trust the DoFE to take care of the entire process, and having or not having the prerogative to open and close the booths is certainly irrelevant to the performance of the regional executives, not a crucial right that they should retain until the end of time.
