This matter of free, fair and honest elections is much greater than any one state. This has been proven by the results of the Bush/Gore election, and how Florida ultimately determined the winner, and by the narrowest of margin. Had the dangling chads fiasco allowed Gore to become president, then every voter that cast a vote for Bush in all fifty states would have been cheated.
This is why it is so important for the federal authorities to exhibit an unbiased effort to help ensure that the federal elections in every state are legitimate. Otherwise, we as a republic are doomed.
This is why we have no business allowing Spain to count the votes on their machines.