Compromising ethics

Is this even a compromise? Does it accomplish anything? Doesn't Karen Handel's mere presence on Georgia's Board of Elections dramatically alter how that entity functions?

Not that Handel's a particularly sincere or honest politician, but I'm just baffled that - even with this recusal compromise - it's deemed 'OK' for her to run for the state's top office and chair a board to oversees the electoral process and any pertinent appeals.