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    Jim Marchant, the Republican candidate for Nevada secretary of state, claimed that Nevadans’ votes haven’t counted “for decades” because a “deep state cabal” has been rigging elections.

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    Grayson, a Republican, is a former secretary of state of Kentucky. McReynolds, a former election official, serves on the board of governors of the U.S. Postal Service. Both are members of Issue One's bipartisan National Council on Election Integrity.

    As voters head to the polls in the midterm elections, their choices up and down the ballot will determine whether our democracy thrives or backslides.

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    Whether it's the outlandish claim that expanded vote by mail will lead to massive fraud or that the mail-in voting process can be easily exploited by foreign adversaries, the White House has persistently spread dangerous myths about the integrity of our elections.

    Foreign adversaries, such as Russia, China and Iran, are out to discredit our electoral process and undermine our democracy. Such rhetoric does the dirty work for them.

    As former election directors who have worked for both Republicans and Democrats, we know how important it is to cut through the noise and reassure our electorate what we know to be true: Voting by mail is a secure and important voting option, particularly amid the pandemic.

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