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Thom Reilly, Professor and Co-Director of the Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy, Arizona State University

Why the 26 secretary of state races this November matter more than they did before Trump’s drive to assert federal authority over elections

In many states, secretaries of state supervise election procedures and participate in certifying results. Bullet_Chained, iStock/Getty Images Plus

From Alaska to Florida, there once was an important job in government that most Americans rarely thought about: the secretary of state.

That changed after the 2020 presidential election, when secretaries of state in places such as Arizona, Georgia and Michigan were thrust into battles over election results, certification and false claims of widespread fraud.

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