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Jeffrey Dennis Sadow, a conservative who is an associate [[political science]] [[professor]] at Louisiana State University in [[Shreveport]], questions why Schedler maintains faith in the integrity of elections held outside his state because Schedler's role as chief election officer applies only in Louisiana. Sadow suggested that Schedler considers any challenge to election integrity, no matter how potentially valid, as ultimately a loss of faith in the elections officials. He urged Schedler to cooperate with the federal voter integrity probe because "ensuring untainted elections is too important to politicize."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/jeff_sadow/article_d20c1070-6cb9-11e7-996b-4ba08a38469e.html|title=Louisiana officials should avoid 'playing politics' and cooperate with fraud probe|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=July 22, 2017|author=Jeffrey Dennis Sadow|accessdate=July 25, 2017}}</ref> However, Trump shut down the elections integrity unit after so many secretaries of state across the nation refused to cooperate.

Jeffrey Dennis Sadow, a conservative who is an associate [[political science]] [[professor]] at Louisiana State University in [[Shreveport]], questions why Schedler maintains faith in the integrity of elections held outside his state because Schedler's role as chief election officer applies only in Louisiana. Sadow suggested that Schedler considers any challenge to election integrity, no matter how potentially valid, as ultimately a loss of faith in the elections officials. He urged Schedler to cooperate with the federal voter integrity probe because "ensuring untainted elections is too important to politicize."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/jeff_sadow/article_d20c1070-6cb9-11e7-996b-4ba08a38469e.html|title=Louisiana officials should avoid 'playing politics' and cooperate with fraud probe|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=July 22, 2017|author=Jeffrey Dennis Sadow|accessdate=July 25, 2017}}</ref> However, Trump shut down the elections integrity unit after so many secretaries of state across the nation refused to cooperate.

In July 2016, Schedler rebuked comments made by Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, a fellow Republican whose father was a former state Republican chairman,  regarding allegations of abuse of early voting procedures in Louisiana. Schedler called Nungesser

In July 2016, Schedler rebuked comments made by Lieutenant Governor [[Billy Nungesser]], a fellow Republican whose father was a former state Republican chairman,  regarding allegations of abuse of early voting procedures in Louisiana. Schedler called Nungesser

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at a minimum uninformed. [He] quite possibly [made] an insult to not only my office, but also our hard-working clerks of court and registrars of voters who are our trusted partners for every election. Lieutenant Governor Nungesser implied that voters can show up by the busload at any early voting site, even if they are not registered, sign a sheet of paper and have their vote count. But in reality, nothing could be further from the truth, and in practice, his claim is impossible to execute. ...

at a minimum uninformed. [He] quite possibly [made] an insult to not only my office, but also our hard-working clerks of court and registrars of voters who are our trusted partners for every election. Lieutenant Governor Nungesser implied that voters can show up by the busload at any early voting site, even if they are not registered, sign a sheet of paper and have their vote count. But in reality, nothing could be further from the truth, and in practice, his claim is impossible to execute. ...