The November midterm elections may feel distant, but attempts to shape election administration and control outcomes are already here. The past six years, dating to the 2020 election, have laid out the blueprint for 2026 before our very eyes. 

History shows us that efforts by election deniers who dared to sabotage our free and democratic elections were not isolated occurrences.

For example, Wisconsin elections commissioner Bob Spindell signed documents in December 2020 falsely claiming that then-candidate Donald Trump won the state for the presidency against the will of voters. Nearly 2,000 miles away in Nevada, Storey County Clerk Jim Hindle took part in a similar effort. 

Today, these individuals remain in their positions of power and influence how elections are run and determined. Their past actions, along with those of many others, raise major concerns about how we decide our future, choose our leaders and ensure that the will of the people prevails at the polls.

The past is a prelude to election interference

The lack of accountability continues. The former Mesa County clerk in Colorado, Tina Peters, was recently granted clemency despite conspiring with allies of President Trump to “breach voting systems” based on lies about the 2020 election. The Department of Justice's announcement about a $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded account to give........

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