To the Editor:

During the January 6th hearings, we’ve heard from former members of the Trump administration and Republican state officials about how Trump and his allies worked together to try and overthrow our democracy because the 2020 presidential election didn’t go their way.

Now, they’re working to make sure all of our elections go their way in the future, whether we vote for them or not.

Already, Trump Republicans in office have changed state laws to weaken our freedom to vote and threatened Republican election administrators who won’t go along with them. Now, they're running candidates for key election administration offices, from secretary of state to county clerk.

Should they win their elections this fall, I believe these officials won’t hesitate to overturn future elections if they or their MAGA allies lose.

This completely undermines the tenets of our democracy. The only way we're going to protect our elections is to fight back and make our voices heard.

We have to cast our ballots in the upcoming midterm elections. It’s up to us to hold election deniers accountable at the polls and elect democracy defenders up and down the ballot on November 8th.

Sincerely,

Lee Shull

Sandy Hook